Obit for Mrs. August (Ida) PETERSON (b.1885 d. 1977), Watonwan Co., MN
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Watonwan County Plaindealer, Oct. 27, 1977
Died 20 Oct 1977

Service held for 
Ida Peterson, 92
Funeral service: Monday am, Kansas Lake church for 
Name: Mrs. August (Ida) Peterson
Died: after a short illness, Pleasant View Good Samaritan Center
     (resident 2 years)
Organist: Mrs. Leon Sandberg 
Song: Lisa Moody
Pallbearers: (former school pupils of Mrs. Peterson) 
             Floyd Johnson
             Charles Moody
             Conrad Sandberg
             Harold Romsdahl
             Kenneth Romsdahl
             Norman Romsdahl
Interment: church cemetery
Born: St. James township, June 1, 1885
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Swenson
Baptized and Confirmed: East Sveadahl Lutheran church
                        (member until her marriage)  
School: attended rural school, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter
Teacher: area parochial schools
Marriage: Sep 7, 1911
Resident: Kansas Lake community, where she entered into the 
Organizations: church congregation (Sunday school)
               women's groups
               choir
                civic projects 
     An early proponent and charter member of the Watonwan county 
library, 
Served as: Plaindealer correspondent, Kansas Lake area
Survivors include: daughter: Evangeline, Minneapolis
                   son: Wendell, rural Butterfield 
                   three grandchildren: Daniel Peterson
                                        Kristin Peterson
                                        Ingrid Peterson
                   one sister: Mrs. Henry (Minnie) Beckstrom
Preceded by: her husband
             sister: Anna
             brother: Henry 
             sister and brother who died at an early age
Funeral: Jensen Funeral home