Mark Austin Peterson Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Mark Austin Peterson of South Hadley, Massachusetts, born in New Haven, Connecticut, who passed away on May 27, 2022, at the age of 75, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
He was predeceased by: his father Dr. Elroy R. Peterson; his daughter Maya Karin Peterson (A. Marm Kilpatrick); and his granddaughter Priya Luna Peterson. He is survived by: his mother Jean Austin Peterson of Ames, IA; his wife Indira Viswanathan Peterson of South Hadley, MA; his sisters, Jane Muller-Peterson (Wolfgang Muller) of Carlisle, PA, Polly Peterson (Jon Solins) of Amherst, MA, Elizabeth Ann Peterson of Washington, D. C. and Martha Peterson (Tony Warning) of Elkhart, IN; his mother-in-law Jaya Viswanathan of Bangalore, India; and also, Rama Viswanathan (Kanchana) of Long Beach, CA, Jagannathan Viswanathan (Meera) of Houston, TX and Bhavani Rangan (Kumar) of Battle Creek, MI. He is also survived by many loving nephews and nieces.
Donations in Mark's memory may be given to one of the many institutions and causes that he supported, among them: Maya K. Peterson Memorial Fund, The University of California, Santa Cruz, https://history.ucsc.edu.
