PETERSEN, Jacquline Jeannine

PETERSEN, PAGE, CURTIS, HANSEN, JAY, PARHAM, HAYS, BRANT, COLWELL, SANBORN, LUNDY, HUNTER, GAYLORD, BOCKMAN, WRAGGE

Posted By: Roseanna Zehner (email)
Date: 2/21/2005 at 18:31:11

Malvern Leader
2-27-05

Jacquline Jeannine Petersen, daughter of Patricia Beatrice Katherine (Page) Brent and Gene Clair Curtis, was born in Nebraska City, Nebraska on October 22, 1959. Jacki grew up and attended school in Harlan, Iowa. She and her family also lived in Pacific Junction, Iowa and Glenwood, Iowa where Jacki attended high school.

Jacki and Larry Petersen were married at Carlsbad, California on March 3, 1977, and made their home in Carlsbad. In 1979, Jacki and Larry moved to the Glenwood area and later separated. Jacki attended Iowa Western Community College and received her Associates degree as a parts specialist.

Jacki worked as a domestic goddess at the Western Inn in Glenwood. She was one of a kind and had extraordinary taste and ideas. She loved the racetrack and worked some at the Mid- America Motor Plex in Pacific Junction. Jacki also enjoyed working on motorcycles, loved Harleys and traveled to Sturgis, South Dakota as often as she could. Her greatest love were her children Jason and Mandi, her grandson Hunter, and her dog Chloe, who traveled everywhere with her.

Jacki died as a result of a fire in her home on January 16, 2005. She had attained the age of 45 years, two months and 25 days. Her ever faithful companion Chloe also died in the fire.

Jacki was preceded in death by her parents and nephew, Daniel Paul Curtis. She is survived by her son Jason Curtis; daughter Mandi Curtis and grandson Hunter Hansen all of Glenwood; sisters, Pam Jay and her husband David of Glenwood, Patti Parham and her husband Terry of Pacific Junction, Leslea Lundy of Glenwood and Roni Hays and her husband Brent of Glenwood; brothers, Paul Curtis of Noel, MO. and Andrew Brant and Crystal Colwell of Glenwood; nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held at Hertz Funeral Home in Glenwood, Iowa on Friday, January 21, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Stephany Sanborn of the St John Lutheran Church in Mineola, Iowa officiating.

Special memories were by Austin Lundy her nephew.

Pallbearers were Jerry Hunter, Jr., Bill Gaylord, Kevin Petersen, Larry Peterson, Pam Bockman and Ian Wragge.

Music was “Chiseled in Stone”, “Candle in the Wind”, “Forever Young” and “Mamma, I’m Coming Home”.

Interment was in the Martin Chapel Cemetery in Pacific Junction, Iowa. Hertz Funeral Home in Glenwood was in charge of arrangements.