Obituary of Marjorie Carter

BENNINGTON - Marjorie "Marge" Peterson Carter, 73, died Sept. 10, 2011, at home. She was born in Chicago, Ill., on May 14, 1938, the daughter of Marjorie Alice and Calvin Lawrence Peterson. She graduated from Maine Township High School in Niles, Ill., attended Purdue University and received her undergraduate degree from UCLA. On Nov. 1, 1986, she married Bob Carter on Catalina Island, Calif. Mrs. Carter worked as a bank manager in California for most of her career. She was a co-founder of the League of Women Voters in Los Angeles and an officer of the American Association of University Women in Vermont and several reading clubs including in Bennington, Manchester and West Point. She was an avid reader and enjoyed gardening and traveling. She was a supporter of West Point and its rugby teams and was known for her cooking. Survivors include her husband of Shaftsbury; a son, Miles Sherwood of San Francisco; two sisters, Joyce Repsold of Ben Lomond, Calif., and Martha Jordan of Wheeling, Ill.; and a brother, Stewart Peterson of Sun City, Ariz. The memorial service celebrating her life will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, at Four Chaplains All Faiths Chapel of Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Second Chance Animal Shelter, in care of Mahar & Son Funeral Home, 628 Main St., Bennington, VT 05201. Online condolences may be made at www.maharandsonfuneralhome.net.