Petersen, Esther Pineda a 46 year resident of Los Angeles, passed away on Friday, September 8, 2006 in Gardena. Born in Santa Barbara, CA, Esther was 86 when she died. Esther was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church and she is survived by Sons, Edward C, Jesse Jose, John Robert, Rudolph Alfred & Daniel Petersen, Daughters, Carmen Herrera, Esther Luz Petersen & Bernice Isabel Petersen, Brothers, Danny, Peter & David Mercado, Sisters, Mary Buso, Juanita Herrera, Lupe Mendoza, Margaret Padilla, Rebecca Mercado & Ramona Delatorre. A gathering of family & friends will be Thursday, September 14, 2006, 5:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. with the Rosary at 7:00 P.M. both at McMillan McCormick Mortuary in Gardena, CA. The Funeral Mass will be Friday, September 15, 2006, 11:00 A.M. at St. Anthony of Padua Church in Gardena, CA. Committal will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, CA.