Mildred E. Peters, 92, our dear mother, grandmother and great- grandmother passed away on Wednesday, March, 2, 2016 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born on September 9, 1923 in Poughkeepsie, she was the daughter of Frederick E. and Jemima Robinson Decker. She had 12 siblings; Theodore, Earle, Donald, Shirley, Bruce, and Frederick Irving Decker, who predeceased her. Philip Decker, Elizabeth Bustamante, Frederick E. Decker Jr., Doris Lowenborg, Irene Barringer and Joan Wilkins survive her.

On January 14, 1946 at Holy Trinity Church, she married Francis J. Peters and were together for 39 years until his passing in 1985. Mildred was a devout Catholic and was a parishioner of St. Peter's Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel.

Mildred was an avid contest seeker and winner entering many contests over the years and getting the whole family involved. She baked for many years at the Dutchess County Fair winning numerous ribbons in the Culinary Arts Department. She enjoyed watching sports teams especially her NY Yankees and New England Patriots.

She greatly enjoyed the company of her great- grandchild, Lucas Bishop and was anticipating the soon-to-be birth of a new baby Bishop.

Mildred is survived by her children; Glenn F. Peters and his wife Kathy of Hudson, Patricia A. Peters of Sagamore Beach, MA., Michele A. Woodbury of Poughkeepsie and Mary A. Peters of Pleasant Valley; her 5 granddaughters; Bambi Bishop and her husband Steve of Hudson, Holly Peters and her fiancé Greg Ward of Troy,NY, Jacqueline Woodbury and her fiancé Sam Kassar of Washington,DC and Virginia, Mollie Orlowski and her husband Eric of Poughkeepsie and Amanda Woodbury of Poughkeepsie.

Visiting hours will be Monday, March 7 from 4-7 pm at Allen Funeral Home, 1605 Main St., Pleasant Valley. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, March 8 at 10 am from St. Peter's Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel, 185 Hudson View Dr, Poughkeepsie. Interment will follow in St. Peter's Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made in Mildred's memory to St. Peter's Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel or St. Joseph's Indian School, P.O. Box 326, Chamberlain,SD 57326 or Disabled American Veterans of America.