Peterson, Ramona G. (1928 – 2011)

PETERSON, DREFKE, ERB, WEBER, ANDERSEN, PIETANZE, BAKER, MCMURPHY, FAIRCHILD

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 8/26/2013 at 19:23:47

Name of deceased: Ramona “Mona” Gail Peterson

Aged: 83 yrs, 2 mo, 11 days

Residence: Harlan, IA

Born: Sep. 12, 1928, near Irwin, IA

Died: Nov. 13, 2011, Myrtue Medical Center, Harlan, IA

Funeral services: Wednesday, Nov.16, 2011 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan, IA; Rev. John Frost officiated. A private inurnment was held at the Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, IA

Survived by: Son, Richard Peterson of Littleton, CO; daughter, Janet (spouse) Don Drefke of Marcus, IA; granddaughter, Abby Drefke of Sioux City, IA; sisters, Leona Erb of Harlan, IA, Irma Weber of Audubon, IA, and Dixie Andersen of Irwin, IA; brother, Kelly Andersen of Harlan, IA; brothers-in-law, Peter Pietanze of Omaha, NE and Ben Peterson of Ormond Beach, FL; sister-in-law, Bonnie Peterson of Harlan, IA; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Lafe and Myrtle Belle (McMurphy) Fairchild; husband of 38 years, Pete (deceased July 1985); sisters, Leola Baker and Norene Pietanze

Education: attended various country schools and Audubon (IA) High School

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Urban "Pete" Peterson; February 18, 1947; St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan, IA.

Employment: Ramona worked for 30 years at Variety Distributors in Harlan, IA, as a buyer before retiring in 1993

Hobbies/Interests: Ramona and her three sisters, Dixie, Leona, and Irma Jean, sewed over 400 blankets and donated them to the Council Bluffs Home for Battered Women and Children, Children’s Square in Council Bluffs, all area nursing homes, Atlantic Lutheran Church for the Atlantic Center of Battered Women and Children, and others in need. She loved to sew and make crafts and go to craft fairs. When she wasn’t sewing or quilting, she would be tending to her flower garden, following the Cubs, or collecting cat figurines. Member, VFW Ladies Auxiliary; board member and volunteer at Therkildsen Senior Center; volunteer at Myrtue Medical Center.

Sources: ancestry.com, pauleyjones.com