Peterson, Judith P. (1912-2011)

PETERSON, BERDAHL

Posted By: Paul Nagy, Volunteer (email)
Date: 2/7/2011 at 00:56:58

Judith P. Peterson
December 5, 1912 - January 29, 2011

Judith P. Peterson, 98, of Britt, formerly of Forest City, died Saturday, January 29, 2011, at the Westview Care Center in Britt.

Judith Pauline Peterson was born on December 5, 1912, in Wallingford, Iowa, the daughter of Peter and Josie (Berdahl) Peterson. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and received a rural school education in Emmet County. The family moved to a farm north of Hayfield in 1930 and later to a farm southwest of Forest City. She moved into Forest City in 1980.

Judith was an active member of her farm family. She helped her mother raise chickens and clean eggs to sell. During the harvests, she would auger crops into the bin and help her sister with the cows, doing the milking and getting the milk and cream into the coolers. She liked to keep a big garden. She cultivated potatoes, topped onions, cut cabbage and pulled carrots. She was always ready to lend a helping hand, caring for her nephews and nieces. She loved to bake delicious treats, enjoyed embroidering pillow cases and dishtowels and always took good care of the cats on the farm.

Judith was a wonderful listener and always had time the problems of others. An active member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Forest City, she greatly valued her personal faith. She moved to Summit House in Britt in 2005 and just recently had moved to the Westview Care Center in Britt.

Judith is survived by her sister, Margaret Peterson, three nephews, Allan, Gaylon & Marvin, two nieces, Marylou and Marlys, and several great-nieces and great-nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; six brothers: Elmer, Maurice, Eddie, Raymond, Earl and Curtis; five sisters-in-law, Letha, Rose, Irene, Geneva and Mary; her nephew, Romaine, and his wife, Wanda; and her niece, Marlene.

Funeral service will be held at 1:30 PM on Wednesday, February 2, 2011, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Forest City with Pastor Rod Hopp officiating. Burial will be at Madison Township Cemetery in Forest City. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the service at the church.

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