AARHUS, Peggy (Freemes, Minikus) 1935-2017

AARHUS, FREEMES, MINIKUS

Posted By: K. L. Kittleson
Date: 3/12/2018 at 12:36:00

Died: December 28, 2017

Services:
Friday, January 5, 2018
at Locke Funeral Home
1519 W. 4th St.
Waterloo, Iowa

Cemetery:
Fairview Cemetery
Cedar Falls, Iowa

Biography--

Peggy Aarhus, 82, of Parkersburg, Iowa, and formerly of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Thursday, December 28, 2017, at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City.

She was born on September 7, 1935, in Watford, England, daughter of George and Gertrude Freemes. She married Richard "Dutch" Minikus on Dec. 28, 1968, in Cedar Falls; he preceded her in death on Jan. 19, 2012.

Peggy graduated from high school in Watford and worked as a para educator at River Hills for many years. She was a member of Nazareth Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls.

She is survived by four sons: Larry Aarhus of Cedar Falls, Rory Docter of Salt Lake City, Utah, Darryl Docter of Sycamore, Ill., and Boyd Aarhus of Parker Heights, Texas; two daughters, Denise Docter of Fort Collins, Colo., and Michelle Aarhus; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and a sister, Brenda of England.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

SOURCE: Locke funeral Home website