Ernest R. Petzold, Jr., 85, of Methuen, MA died Thursday July 9, 2009 in the Pleasant Valley Nursing Center, Derry, NH. Mr. Petzold was born in Lawrence, MA on August 17, 1923, a son of the late Ernest R. and Margaret (Greim) Petzold, Sr. He was a veteran of WWII having served with the US Air Force. Mr. Petzold retired in 1986 from Massachusetts Electric where he had worked for many years. He was a member of the VFW in Methuen and also belonged to the Arlington Club and the Rocky Club, both of Lawrence.
He is survived by two daughters, Debi Desrosiers and her husband Andrew of Windham, NH, Nancy Phillips and her husband John of Lawrence, MA, one son, E. Robert Petzold and his wife Margaret of Westfield, MA, eight grandchildren, several great-grandchildren, two sisters, Rose Faulkner of Methuen, MA, Marilyn Carter of Atkinson, NH, two brothers, Leonard Petzold of Salem, NH, Donald Petzold of Jackson, NJ, also many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife, Delphine E. (Roessel) Petzold in 1985.
Following cremation, memorial services will be held at a later date at the convenience of the family. Private burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery, Methuen. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 10 Brookline Place West, 6th Floor, Brookline, MA 02445-7226. The Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 15 Birch St., Derry, NH is handling arrangements.