Peter was born and raised in Westerleigh, attended PS22, Port Richmond High School and Moravian College. As a teenager, Peter delivered the SI Advance, worked at Majors Records and sustained an interest in popular music throughout his life. He met his wife Jean at the Castleton Hill Moravian Church, where he later became the Youth Group Leader and a Sunday School Teacher. Peter was a gifted reader, often concurrently reading several novels at a given time. He rooted for the Jets and was the first resident to walk across the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.
Mr. Anderson was the purchasing manager at Sun Chemical in Rosebank for 40 years, where he created their first inter-relational database to keep track of the company's regional material ordering, inventory, and shipments. Peter also worked nights and weekends as a home improvement contractor, building bathrooms, decks and kitchens around the island, for friends and colleagues. He retired in 2002, volunteering at various cultural institutions on Staten Island, including the information booth at South Ferry, Fort Wadsworth and the Conference House. He traveled the world, especially pursuing his interests in canals and railroads.
Visitation at the Matthew Funeral Home, Inc., 2508 Victory Boulevard, on Monday, 1/10, from 2:00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 pm. A service is scheduled on Tuesday, 1/11, at 11:30 am in the funeral home, with interment to follow in Moravian Cemetery.
Peter was born and raised in Westerleigh, attended PS22, Port Richmond High School and Moravian College. As a teenager, Peter delivered the SI Advance, worked at Majors Records and sustained an interest in popular music throughout his life. He met his wife Jean at the Castleton Hill Moravian Church, where he later became the Youth Group Leader and a Sunday School Teacher. Peter was a gifted reader, often concurrently reading several novels at a given time. He rooted for the Jets and was the first resident to walk across the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.
Mr. Anderson was the purchasing manager at Sun Chemical in Rosebank for 40 years, where he created their first inter-relational database to keep track of the company's regional material ordering, inventory, and shipments. Peter also worked nights and weekends as a home improvement contractor, building bathrooms, decks and kitchens around the island, for friends and colleagues. He retired in 2002, volunteering at various cultural institutions on Staten Island, including the information booth at South Ferry, Fort Wadsworth and the Conference House. He traveled the world, especially pursuing his interests in canals and railroads.
Visitation at the Matthew Funeral Home, Inc., 2508 Victory Boulevard, on Monday, 1/10, from 2:00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 pm. A service is scheduled on Tuesday, 1/11, at 11:30 am in the funeral home, with interment to follow in Moravian Cemetery.
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