Cecily PetersonCecily Ann Peterson, 81, a longtime resident of Menlo Park, passed away on May 8, 2017. Cecily was born in Palo Alto to William and Lorna Poston. Cecily was a pediatric nurse at the Children's Hospital in Palo Alto for 35 years. She retired from Stanford Hospital medical records in January of 2017.

Cecily is survived by her loving husband, Richard; sister, Kathleen Alltucker; daughters, Kathleen (Paul) and Sarah (William); grandchildren, Jesica (Jody), Vanesa (Michael), Haley (John) and Erik; her great-grandchildren, Juwan, Jaymason and Ryder; niece, Megan; and nephews, Matthew and Kenneth.

Visitation will be from 9am-1pm on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, and from 5-9pm on Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at the Redwood Chapel, located at: 847 Woodside Road Redwood City 94061. Funeral services are private at family's request.