Peterson, Helen Caroline (Kuhse) 1912-1989

MEYER, KUHSE, PETERSON, BLOCK, BENZING, BRAUN, SCHUETY, MILLER, FOLSOM

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 3/3/2009 at 13:51:44

Helen Peterson

Funeral services for Helen C. Peterson were held Friday, March 10, 1989 at 2 p.m. at the Norway Lutheran Church, St. Olaf. Rev. William Palmquist officiated. Schutte Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements. Burial was in the church cemetery.

Helen Caroline Friedericke Peterson, daughter of Fred and Anna (Meyer) Kuhse, was born July 21, 1912 near Postville, Iowa. She died Monday, March 6, 1989 at Community Memorial Hospital, Postville.

She was baptized September 1, 1912 and confirmed August 15, 1926. She attended the Postville Schools.

On June 10, 1936 she married Orville Peterson at the Norway Lutheran Church, St. Olaf. They had 2 children. They lived in Luana and Postville areas before finally making their home near St. Olaf.

She is preceded in death by her parents, one brother, Victor Kuhse, 4 sisters, Hulda Block, Orma Benzing, Lillian Braun and Alma; a step-granddaughter, Kimberly Jackson.

She is survived by her husband, one son, Dean and his wife, Eva and one daughter, Ardis and her husband, William Schuety, all of St. Olaf; 9 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; 2 brothers, Lorenz and Milo Kuhse, both of Postville and 2 sisters, Hilma Miller, Monona and Pearl Folsom, Waukon..

Pallbearers were: Dennis Kohrs, Donald Kuhse, Cloy Kuhse, Vernon Schuety, Gary Zeitler, Robert Schuety, Les Zeitler and Steve Schuety.

Postville Herald newspaper clipping from my mother's obituary collection.
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