Phyllis (Kohler) Peterson

KOHLER, HARRINGTON, PETERSON, SWANSON

Posted By: Connie Ellis (email)
Date: 12/17/2010 at 16:04:02

SOURCE: Postville, Iowa HERALD newspaper,November 1985
Contributor: Connie Ellis (Not related)- transcriber for Allamakee County, IowaGenWeb

Funeral services for Phyllis E. Peterson, 70, were held November 15, 1985 at 10:30 a.m. at United Presbyterian Church, Wilton, Iowa. Burial was in Oakdale Cemetery, Wilton.

Phyllis E. Peterson, daughter of Bert and Ethel (Harrington) Kohler was born December 22, 1914 at West Bend, Iowa. She died November 11, 1985 at the Wilton Nursing Home, Wilton.

On January 4, 1934 she was married to C.M. (Mack) Peterson in Illinois. They lived in Postville after their marriage until they moved to Wilton. She was part owner and operator of Wilton Cleaning, had worked at the Star Drugstore, Wilton for 20 years. She was a member of the Postville, Iowa Eastern Star, had served on the Wilton Board for 6 years, was a member of Wilton Presbyterian Church, a Campfire Girls volunteer, the first president and one of the founders of the Wilton Band Boosters.

She is preceded in death by her parents and one brother. Surviving are her husband, C.M. (Mack) Peterson, Wilton; a daughter, Patricia Peterson, Ft. Collins, CO; two sons, Philip of Garner, Iowa and Charles, Grand Junction, CO; 10 grandchildren, 1 great-grandson; 1 sister, Mrs. Hollis (Geraldine) Swanson, Des Moines, Iowa; 3 brothers, Robert, Vero Beach, FL, Keith, Sarasota, FL, and Cliff, Bradenton, FL.