Joan Harkins Petersen, 77, of Freehold, N.J., died October 29. Born in New Brunswick, N.J., she resided in Freehold for most of her life.

Her children, Joan M. Petersen of Newtown, Susan Ferguson of New Jersey, and Christopher Petersen of North Carolina survive Mrs Petersen. Her husband, Henry; her parents, Ethel and John Harkins; and siblings, Mary Elizabeth Shotwell, Sister Dorothy Harkins, and William Harkins predeceased her.

Arrangements are under the direction of Freeman Funeral Home, Freehold, N.J., www.freemanfuneralhomes.com.