BJELAJAC, Debroah C. (Peterson) 1950-2020

BJELAJAC, PETERSON, BOWMAN

Posted By: K.L. Kittleson
Date: 5/7/2020 at 08:45:06

Deborah C. Bjelajac, 69, of Burlington, Wisconsin, formerly of Waterloo,
passed away Thursday, April 23, 2020, at the Brookside Care Center in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Deborah was born November 10, 1950, to Carl and Frances (Bowman) Peterson in Waterloo, Iowa. Her early life was spent in Iowa, where she graduated from High School and then the University of Northern Iowa. On September 28, 2000, she was united in marriage to John Bjelajac, on her horse farm in the town of Norway, Wisconsin.

Deborah was an accomplished person of many interests. She was, over the years, an Executive for several Fortune 500 Companies, in the area of corporate payroll, an Adjunct History Professor, for several Colleges and Universities throughout the nation, a skilled horsewoman, showing her horses in horse shows throughout the Midwest, and a published author, with her biography on Fredric March, under her maiden name Deborah Peterson, titled “Fredric March: Craftsman First, Star Second” (Greenwood Press 1996). Of special interest to the family, Katherine Hepburn was one of her interviewees for this book.

Deborah is survived by her loving husband of 19 years, John, a sister Cynthia Fisher of Cedar Falls, Iowa, and other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother-in-law Roger Fisher.

Deborah’s family would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the medical staff of the Transplant Team at St. Luke’s Hospital in Milwaukee, and to the staff at the Brookside Care Center in Kenosha, for their care and compassion.

Entombment will be in the Garden of Memories Mausoleum at a later date.

Cards may be sent to the funeral home and will be given to the family.

Deborah...an eternal and a very loving embrace with you, for being such a beautiful part of our lives.

SOURCE: Hagarty Waychoff Grarup Funeral Home