Peters, Jean E. (Jackman) 1917-1972

MURPHY, JACKMAN, PETERS, BURNS, BERNS, FRAILEY, MURPHY, LAUGHLIN

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 3/11/2009 at 18:38:55

Mrs. James Peters

Mrs. James (Jean Jackman) Peters, 54, wife of the Clayton County Treasurer, passed away Saturday afternoon, March 18, at General Hospital in Prairie du Chien, Wis., after a long illness.

Services were conducted Tuesday, March 21 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church with burial at St. Patrick's Cemetery. Father Donald Heineman officiated with Father D. G. Peters and Msgr. Vernon Peters assisting.

She was born the daughter of Frances and Eva (Murphy) Jackman on Dec. 7, 1917 at Emmetsburg.

On Sept. 6, 1947 she was united in marriage to James L. Peters in St. Patrick's Church in Cedar Rapids. To this union six children were born.

Jean worked for the Internal Revenue Service for twelve years and had a tax business in Monona and did abstract work in Elkader.

She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Robert Jackman, Denver, Colo. and a sister, Mary Jackman Burns, also of Denver.

She is survived by her husband, James, three daughters, Ann Peters Berns of Brooklyn, Ia., Joan Peters and Therese Peters at home; three sons, Michael of Iowa City, Stephen of Champaign, Ill., and Mark, at home; one grandson, Nathan Berns.

Also surviving are a sister, Peggy Jackman Frailey of Elmira, New York; two brothers, John Jackman of New Orleans, La., and Richard Jackman of Villanova, Pa., one uncle, Francis Murphy of Emmetsburg and one aunt, Kit Laughlin, Mason City.

Postville Herald newspaper clipping, hand dated 1978, from my mother's obituary collection.
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Added by Kathleen Frailey Puls kathleenpuls@comcast.net
on 8/30/2011:

Monona Billboard, Monona, Iowa, March 30, 1972

SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. JAMES PETERS

Jean Jackman Peters, 54, died March 18 at General Hospital in Prairie du Chien, Wis.

Services were conducted March 21 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church with burial at St. Patrick's Cemetery. Father Donald Heineman officiated with Father D. G. Peters and Msgr. Vernon Peters assisting.

She was born the daughter of Frances & Eva (Murphy) Jackman on Dec. 7, 1917 at Emmetsburg.

On Sept. 6, 1947 she was united in marriage to James L. Peters in St. Patrick's Church in Cedar Rapids. To this union six children were born.

Jean worked for the Internal Revenue Service for twelve years and had a tax business in Monona and did abstract work in Elkader.

She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Robert Jackman, Denver, Colo. and a sister, Mary Jackman Burns, also of Denver.

She is survived by her husband, James, three daughters, Ann Peters Berns of Brooklyn, Ia., Joan Peters & Therese Peters at home; three sons, Michael of Iowa City, Stephen of Champaign, Ill., & Mark, at home; one grandson, Nathan Berns.

Also surviving are a sister, Peggy Jackman Frailey of Elmira, New York; two brothers, John Jackman of New Orleans, La., & Richard Jackman of Villanova, Pa., one uncle, Francis Murphy of Emmetsburg and one aunt, Kit Laughlin, Mason City.