PETERSEN, Emma Mae (Harrington) 1932-2016
PETERSEN, HARRINGTON, CARR
Posted By: K.L. Kittleson
Date: 3/4/2016 at 11:45:07
Emma M. Petersen
Died: Feb. 25, 2016
Services:
Family-directed memorial services Friday, March 4, 2016 at Hagerman Baptist Church, 1105 Knoll Ave., Waterloo.Cemetery:
Inurnment will be at a later date at Garden of Memories CemeteryBiography--
Emma Mae Petersen, 83, of Cedar Falls, formerly of Waterloo, died on Thursday, February 25, 2016 at the Elizabeth Martin Health Center, Cedar Falls.
She was born November 4, 1932 in Waterloo, daughter of Frank L. and Laura F. Carr Harrington. She married Eugene N. Petersen, Sr. on August 27, 1949 in Waterloo. He died July 30, 1993.
Emma was a member of Hagerman Baptist Church for many years, and a homemaker and stay-at-home Mom while her children were growing up, then a cashier at Hy-Vee on Byron Avenue, Waterloo. Emma really enjoyed camping and being outdoors. She especially loved spending time with her grandchildren.
Emma is survived by one son, Eugene N. (Kate) Petersen, Jr., of Waterloo; three daughters, Sherie Ernst of Waterloo, Linda Noonan of Oxford, Mississippi, and Juanita (Tom) Herold of Rice Lake, Wisconsin; 11 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and one sister, Barbara Boyd, of California.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Robert Harrington, and two sisters, Verna Spore and Rose Harrington.
Source: Locke Funeral Home website
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