1948
Mary
2013
Mary Peterson
August 3, 1948 — September 25, 2013
A Celebration of Life for Mary Lee Peterson, of Albert Lea, will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday,
September 28 , 2013 at Ascension Lutheran Church. The Reverend Mark Boorsma and Reverend Leslie Neist will officiate. Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M. on Friday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, and one hour before the service at the church.
Mary died peacefully at her home on Wednesday, September 25, 2013, after a short battle with a very rare kind of cancer. She was 65. She was born on August 3, 1948, in Mankato, Minnesota the daughter of Harold F. and Louise M. (Schwarz) Cords. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education and moved to Albert Lea in 1971 for a teaching position. She married Charles R. Peterson at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Mankato on June 15, 1974 and they made their life and raised their family in Albert Lea.
Mary retired after teaching for District #241 for 34 years. Mary was very active in the community, volunteering at Lakeview School, a member of Naeve Hospital Auxiliary, TTT Sorority and ALEA. She was also a member of Ascension Lutheran Church where she had served on the Altar Guild and taught Bible School.
She enjoyed gardening, bird watching, fishing and being up north, golfing, traveling, puzzles and sudoku.
Her greatest comfort came from being surrounded by family and friends. Mary will be lovingly missed by her husband Charles of Albert Lea, her sons; Jon
(Mirandie) Peterson and their children Amanda, Tristan and Sean of Cheyenne, WY, Nathan (Jen) Peterson and their son Leighton of Bloomington, MN, her mother Louise Cords of Mankato, MN, her sisters: Sharon (Daryl) Bateman of Hutchinson, MN, Carole
(David) Hoel of Maple Grove, MN, sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law: Mavis Miller of Austin, MN Shirley and Dick Kraushaar of Myrtle, MN, Clayt Peterson of Hayward, MN, Darlene (Blaine) Hoar of Royal, Arkansas, Gayle (Earl) Neist of Albert Lea, and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father Harold Cords, mother-in-law and father-in-law
Olive and Clifford Peterson and brother-in-law Raymond Miller. Memorials suggested to Albert Lea Mayo Health System Hospice, Relay for Life, or Ascension Lutheran Altar Guild
September 28 , 2013 at Ascension Lutheran Church. The Reverend Mark Boorsma and Reverend Leslie Neist will officiate. Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M. on Friday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, and one hour before the service at the church.
Mary died peacefully at her home on Wednesday, September 25, 2013, after a short battle with a very rare kind of cancer. She was 65. She was born on August 3, 1948, in Mankato, Minnesota the daughter of Harold F. and Louise M. (Schwarz) Cords. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education and moved to Albert Lea in 1971 for a teaching position. She married Charles R. Peterson at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Mankato on June 15, 1974 and they made their life and raised their family in Albert Lea.
Mary retired after teaching for District #241 for 34 years. Mary was very active in the community, volunteering at Lakeview School, a member of Naeve Hospital Auxiliary, TTT Sorority and ALEA. She was also a member of Ascension Lutheran Church where she had served on the Altar Guild and taught Bible School.
She enjoyed gardening, bird watching, fishing and being up north, golfing, traveling, puzzles and sudoku.
Her greatest comfort came from being surrounded by family and friends. Mary will be lovingly missed by her husband Charles of Albert Lea, her sons; Jon
(Mirandie) Peterson and their children Amanda, Tristan and Sean of Cheyenne, WY, Nathan (Jen) Peterson and their son Leighton of Bloomington, MN, her mother Louise Cords of Mankato, MN, her sisters: Sharon (Daryl) Bateman of Hutchinson, MN, Carole
(David) Hoel of Maple Grove, MN, sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law: Mavis Miller of Austin, MN Shirley and Dick Kraushaar of Myrtle, MN, Clayt Peterson of Hayward, MN, Darlene (Blaine) Hoar of Royal, Arkansas, Gayle (Earl) Neist of Albert Lea, and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father Harold Cords, mother-in-law and father-in-law
Olive and Clifford Peterson and brother-in-law Raymond Miller. Memorials suggested to Albert Lea Mayo Health System Hospice, Relay for Life, or Ascension Lutheran Altar Guild
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