Petersen, Loretta (1922 - 2019)

PETERSEN, DOONAN, ABEL, FABIAN, JUHL, WOLKEN, PURDUM, BRYANT, ANDERSEN, WORDEN, AHRENHOLTZ, MOHR

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 8/2/2019 at 12:52:30

Name of deceased: Loretta J. Doonan Petersen (nee Abel)

Aged: 96 yrs, 10 mo, 21 days

Residence: Heritage House, Atlantic, Cass County, IA

Born: Sep. 4, 1922; Silver City, Mills County, IA

Died: July 25, 2019; Heritage House, Atlantic, Cass County, IA

Funeral services: Monday, July 29, 2019; First United Methodist Church, Harlan, IA burial was in Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, IA

Survived by: Children, Jane (spouse, Dean) Fabian of Elk Horn, IA, Denise (spouse, Dennis) Juhl of Colorado Springs, CO and Ann (spouse, Chuck) Wolken of Harlan, IA; 15 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; 3 great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Bertha Purdum of Lenox, IA, Mary Bryant of Lenox, IA, and Carol (spouse, Jack) Andersen of Manhatten Beach, CA; sister-in-law, Betty Abel of Creston, IA; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Abner Earl and Gladys Olivia (nee Worden) Abel; first husband, Gaylord Doonan; second husband, Arnold Petersen; daughter, Linda Ahrenholtz; son, James Doonan; siblings, Evelyn Abel, Kenneth Abel, Chester Abel, and Beverly Mohr

Education: Graduated from Walnut Community Schools, Walnut, IA.

Religious affiliation: Methodist

Military service: n/a

Marriages: (1) Gaylord Doonan; 1941; Monroe Methodist Church, rural Shelby County, IA (2) Arnold Petersen; April 11, 1998; location not provided

Employment: Farmer’s wife; they retired from farming in 1985

Hobbies/Interests: While raising her family Loretta was active in 4-H with her children and was a leader for the Monroe Merry Makers; loved to travel; enjoyed cooking and her flower gardens

Sources: pauleyjones.com