Leonard C. Peters ’53

Pete died March 8, 2015, at Bronson at Home hospice residence in Battle Creek, Mich.

He was born Nov. 5, 1930, to John C. and Marcella Peters in Wanamie, Pa., and graduated from Navy Preparatory School before entering Princeton.

Pete belonged to the Catholic Club and the American Institute of Radio Electrical Engineers and roomed in 11 South Middle Reunion. He planned to specialize in engineering but left campus at the end of freshman year and served in the Navy.

After his discharge, he worked as an engineering supervisor with General Motors in Milwaukee for 37 years and retired in 1990 from the Delco Electronics division. He then came to Battle Creek and was employed by Advantage Sintered Metals.

Pete married Priscilla Tutaj in 1951: she died in 1998. He then married Mary Helen LeMense, who passed away in 2008, and later was wed to Elaine Moore, who died in 2012.

He is survived by his son, Leonard C. Jr.; daughters Sandra Spalding, Donna Altobello, and Laura Perelli; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; nine stepchildren; brother Bernard; and sister Christine.

We send our sorrow to Pete’s loved ones and regret he left Princeton after one year.