Robert C. Peters departed this life at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, February 9, 2017.

Funeral Services will held on Saturday, February 18 at The Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit, 525 River Street, Mattapan, MA 02126. The family will receive visitors at 9am and the funeral service will begin at 10am. Interment at St. Michael Cemetery, 500 Canterbury Street, Boston, MA 02131.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Dian and Gladys Peters, and his grandson Triumph Emmanuel Bailey.  He leaves to mourn his passing; his wife Marcelline Prince Peters, daughter Sonya Peters Bailey, son-in-law Rev. Dr. Michael Bailey, siblings: Dr. Clayton Shillingford (Delaware), Dr. Donald Peters (Dominica, W.I.), Danny Peters (New York), Randy Peters (Dominica, W.I.), Glen Peters (Dominica, W.I.), Merle Peters (Dominica, W.I.) and Sandra Gregoire (Dominica, W.I.), numerous nieces and nephews and a host of other cherished relatives and friends.

In lieu of flowers, donations are invited in Robert Peters’ memory to: Church of the Holy Spirit; The National Kidney Foundation; Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.