Auburn, MA: Mae L. (Peterson) Edwards, 94, passed peacefully on Thursday, February 3, 2022 at her home. Mae was born in Worcester, MA, to the late Claus and Siri (Nelson) Peterson. After graduating from Commerce High School, and the Memorial Hospital Nursing School, Mae proudly worked for many years as an orthopedic surgical nurse and as a floor nurse until her retirement in 1988. Mae was fortunate to meet her beloved, Kenneth Campbell Edwards (deceased) to whom she was married for 27 years. Together they had three sons, Kenneth (deceased), Peter (Mia Edwards), and Robert (Laurie Edwards (deceased); Gina Sabatini). Mae, Ken and their boys spent many wonderful summers enjoying their time at Webster Lake, camping all along the East Coast, and visiting the Seashore Trolley Museum and the beaches of Maine. Having given birth on two consecutive Christmases, to two sons, Christmas holidays were always a busy and special time for her. Mae loved taking bus trips with her sisters and friends to explore the United States, feeding and watching the birds in her garden (especially the cardinals), picking berries, baking cookies and celebrating holidays with her family and her siblings, Gladys Peterson (deceased), Doris Hallen, Nancy Peterson (deceased), Grace MacKirdy, and Earl Peterson (deceased), and her many nieces and nephews. Her four grandchildren, Noelle, Daniella, Spencer and Elaina gave her the utmost joy and they adored their Grammy. Mae was a member of Epworth United Methodist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star.
A memorial service will be held on Friday February 11, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. in Nordgren Memorial Chapel 300 Lincoln St., Worcester MA 01605. For directions or to leave an online condolence message, please visit Nordgrenmemorialchapel.com. Burial will follow in Hope Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Mae’s memory to the Dana-Farber in Boston. For directions or to leave an online condolence message, please click guestbook link.