Peter Michael DeRose

Peter M. DeRose, 53 of West Boylston passed away Friday March 17th at home surrounded by his loving family after a 27th month battle with Glioblastomia.

He leaves his devoted wife of 26 years Heather L (Ausmus) DeRose and two children, Lilly DeRose and her partner Sean of West Boylston and Cameron DeRose and his fiancée Yamalis of Spencer.

He was born at Camp Zama, Japan and graduated from the Bromfield School and Fitchburg State College. Peter worked in network security at UMASS Memorial Medical Center. He was an army veteran of Desert Storm. Pete loved fly fishing, hunting, and his Toyota trucks. He loved his dogs Angus, Memphis and Fiona and also his two cats Pearl and Mabel.

A funeral service will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to MAR-Mercer Animal Rescue (https://merceranimalrescue.org/) and to the Worcester Veterans Center (https://www.va.gov/worcester-vet-center/).