Petersen, Patsy Jean (1928 - 2016)

PETERSEN, MEYER, ANDERSON, CAMPBELL, PLAGMAN, KINGSBURY, ALLEN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 5/14/2016 at 19:22:06

Name of deceased: Patsy Jean Petersen (nee Meyer)

Aged: 87 yrs, 9 mo, 22 days

Residence: Salem Lutheran Home, Elk Horn, IA

Born: July 5, 1928; Corley, IA

Died: April 27, 2016; Salem Lutheran Home, Elk Horn, IA

Funeral services: Saturday, April 30, 2016; Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Jacksonville, IA; burial was in the Jacksonville Cemetery, Jacksonville, IA

Survived by: Sisters-in-law, Charlotte Andersen and Nadine Campbell, both of Harlan, IA, and Margaret Plagman of Corley, IA; brother-in-law, Arlo Petersen of Harlan, IA; nieces and nephews; other family and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Will and Ethel (nee Kingsbury) Meyer; husband, Harry (deceased 2014); brothers, Richard Meyer and Ed Plagman; sister, Joy Allen; step-father, John Plagman

Education: attended country school in Corley (IA) and Harlan (IA) High School; graduated with the Class of 1947

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Harry Petersen, Jr; March 10, 1948; Methodist Church, Harlan, IA

Employment: farmed with husband until she returned to obtain her Certified Nurses’ Assistant license in the 1980s; she then worked for a number of years at Salem Lutheran Nursing Home, Elk Horn, IA. She was a breast cancer survivor since 1997.

Hobbies/Interests: collected dishes; loved horses and with her husband, they were members of the Appaloosa Horse Club and the Shelby County (IA) Saddle Club

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; pauleyjones.com