Patricia Peterson Rupp March 17, 1930 ~ September 8, 2026

Patricia Peterson Rupp returned to her Lord and Savior at the Four Corners Regional Care Center, on September 8, 2026. 
She was born to her loving parents, John Marini and Alice America Cantian Marini,  on March 17, 1930. 
She grew up in East Boston with her large Italian family.  She had three brothers and a sister.
Pat met the love of her life John Darwin Peterson when she attended a USO dance. 
They married on April 20, 1952. 
They were stationed in Germany shortly after. They returned in 1957 with their oldest son, John “Bob” Robert Peterson. 
They were then blessed with another boy, Ken Jay Peterson in in 1958. 
They raised the boys in Massachusetts and Texas.
Pat was widowed on January 6, 1976. 
Pat worked as a kindergarten teacher and a school secretary to help provide for her boys. 
Pat moved to Florida and married Raymond Hess Rupp on September 24, 1988.  She had many happy years with Ray living in Florida. 
She was blessed to have had the Rupp family added to her life. Ray passed away in 2004.
Pat moved to Blanding in 2005.  She loved this community and made many long-lasting friendships here.
Pat is survived by her two sons and their wives LaDawn and Darlene.  She has eight grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren children. 
She never hesitated to show her family how much she loved them.
She will be taken back to Massachusetts and buried at Forest Vale Cemetery.
God bless.