Petersen, Florence Loretta 1919-2013

PETERSEN, SCHRADER, HUNDEVAD

Posted By: Ruth - Volunteer
Date: 3/5/2013 at 09:07:32

Florence L. Petersen, 93, of Clinton, died, Friday, January 11, 2013 at the Eagle Point Nursing and Rehabilitation Center – Clinton.

Funeral Services will be 10:00am, Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at the Elvira Zion Lutheran Church. Burial will be in the Clinton Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:00am to the service time Wednesday at the church. The Clinton Chapel Snell-Zornig Funeral Homes & Crematory is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be expressed by visiting her obituary at www.snellzornig.com

Florence Loretta Schrader was born on December 12, 1919 in Teeds Grove, Iowa, the daughter of John and Louise (Hundevad) Schrader. She graduated from Clinton High School in 1936 and later graduated from Mt. St. Clare Junior College in 1940. After graduating from the Mount she taught second grade in the Sabula Public School before marring John P. Petersen on May 24, 1945 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. John preceded her in death on January 11, 1974.

Florence worked in the dietary department at the Alverno for eight years.

Florence was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith and belonged to St. Stephens’s Lutheran Church where she was active in the Women of the ELCA. She later became a member of Elvira Zion Lutheran Church. She also enjoyed her children, family, and friends.

Florence is survived by a son: Milton Petersen of Houston, Texas; one daughter: Debra Petersen of Clinton; along with cousins, nieces, and nephews.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents.