Eloise Hall Peterson, 97, died September 13, 2015 after a brief illness at St. Mary's Nursing Center, Leonardtown, MD.

Mrs. Peterson was born the daughter of Edna Morris and Herman Hall. She was reared in Ashland Kentucky and later resided in Southeast Ohio after graduating from high school. She relocated to Arlington Virginia following World War II and worked at the Department of Defense and the White House in the succeeding years.

Mrs. Peterson was a resident of Ridge Maryland, having moved there in 1965 from Arlington Virginia. She was an employee of the Surface Effect Ship Facility at the Patuxent Naval Air Station for ten years, retiring in 1975.

Beloved by her family and a wide circle of friends and possessing an effervescent and outgoing personality, Mrs. Peterson remained actively engaged socially until the end. She was always animated by a playful sense of humor and consistently made a positive impression on all who she encountered, inspiring new bonds and loyalty at every turn. She was a sophisticated consumer who loved to shop and always appreciated great deals.

Mrs. Peterson was predeceased by her husband William Bradshaw Peterson Jr., her first husband Barnard Mark Dirzulaitis and her eldest daughter Patricia Ann Dirzulaitis. She is survived by three children and their spouses, Michael Dirzulaitis and Janice Gabrilove, Kimberly Wiley and Wayne Wiley and William Bradshaw Peterson III and Mary Peterson, as well as eight grandchildren: Kristen Baldwin, Kyle Pratt, Harry Fudge Jr., Dylan Wiley, Jason Wiley, William B. Peterson IV, Mark Dirzulaitis and Matthew Dirzulaitis, and six great grandchildren: Emma Peterson, Adam Baldwin, Bailey Baldwin, Zoe Pratt, Tryssa Fudge and Anna Fudge.

Family will receive friends on Saturday, September 19, 2015 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. with a Funeral Service held at 12:00 p.m., celebrated by Pastor Tiffany Kromer at the First Friendship United Methodist Church, 13723 Point Lookout Road, Ridge, MD 20680. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the St. Mary's Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Foundation, 21585 Peabody Street, Leonardtown, MD 20680 or the Ridge Volunteer Rescue Squad, Post Office Box 456, Ridge, MD 20680. Following the service, the family and all friends are invited to gather at Mrs. Peterson's home at 49435 Portney's Overlook Road in Ridge, Maryland. Arrangements handled by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD.