PETERSON, Myra Marcella (Hanson) 1940-2015

PETERSON, HANSON, KENYON

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 7/12/2015 at 17:34:25

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Death Notice--

Myra M. Peterson, 75

Myra M. Peterson, 75, of Austin, Minnesota, died Thursday, July 9, 2015, at Mayo Clinic Health System – St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota.

Service: Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church with the Rev. Karen Behling officiating.

Visitation: Visitation will be at Clasen-Jordan Mortuary from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday and at the church on Wednesday for one hour before the service.

Interment: Interment will be at Deer Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery in Carpenter, Iowa.

Source: Austin Daily Herald, 12 July 2015
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Myra Marcella Peterson

Born: June 08, 1940
Died: July 09, 2015

Myra M. Peterson, age 75, of Austin, Minnesota, died Thursday, July 9, 2015 at Mayo Clinic Health System – St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota.

Myra Marcella Hanson was born June 8, 1940 at Mason City, Iowa, the daughter of Myron and Belva (Kenyon) Hanson. She graduated from the Carpenter, Iowa High School in 1958, Waldorf College and from the Swedish Hospital School of Nursing in 1962. Myra was married to Ray Arden Peterson on December 8, 1962. The Petersons have lived in the Austin area and Myra was a surgical nurse for 42 years at St. Olaf Hospital, Austin Medical Center, Mayo Health Systems Austin, until the time of her retirement.

Myra was a member of Our Saviors Lutheran Church and had been acting in a bowling league, the saddle club and she sang with the Sweet Adelines. She was an avid quilter and enjoyed sewing. Myra liked to garden and can and was known for her bread making which she enjoyed sharing with neighbors and friends at the holidays,

Myra was preceded in death by her parents Belva and Myron Hanson, her in-laws, Edith and Melvin Peterson.

She is survived by her husband, Ray A. Peterson, Austin, Minnesota, daughters, Lynne LeMense (Robert), Browndeer, Wisconsin; Barbara Peterson-Solberg, (Eric) Minneapolis, Minnesota; grandsons, Samuel LeMense, Andrew LeMense, Robert LeMense, Thor Solberg and Victor Solberg; sister, Evelyn Cross (Michael), Hampton, Iowa; brothers, Lyle Hanson, Tacoma, Washington, Lowell Hanson, Cottage Grove, Minnesota; many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 PM on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, with the Reverend Karen Behling officiating. Interment will be at Deer Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery in Carpenter, Iowa. Visitation will be at Clasen-Jordan Mortuary from 4:00 to 7:00 on Tuesday and at the church on Wednesday for one hour before the service.

Source: Clasen-Jordan Funeral Home website, 12 July 2015