Obit of Peterson, Ethel Mae - Caddo County, Oklahoma

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::Union Cemetery--Bakersfield CA

Peterson, Ethel Mae

Ethel Mae Petersen Nov. 24, 1917 - Mar. 6, 2006 Graveside services will be 
held Saturday, March 18th, 1:00 p.m., at the Union Cemetery, So. King & 
Potomac in Bakersfield, CA for Ethel Mae Petersen, 88, who passed away on 
March 6, 2006. Pastor Wayne Meade will officiate. Ethel Mae was born on 
November 24, 1917 in Andarko, OK. She came to California with her mother, 
Maude Mae Scott, in 1929. She attended Taft Union High School and on 
December 19, 1936 at the Presbyterian Church in Taft she married her high 
school sweetheart Irwen "Pete" Petersen. Their early married years were 
spent in and around Benicia and Sacramento area. They became parents of 
five children, four boys and a girl. Soon they made their way back to the 
Taft area where they lived for 60 years, raising their family. When Pete 
retired, they bought a Fifth Wheel. Ethel Mae loved to travel. They spent 
time traveling to Europe and Japan. They spent over 20 years traveling and 
fishing in and around Alaska, Port Angeles, and West Port, Washington. 
Ethel Mae enjoyed canning the salmon that was caught by Pete and sharing 
it with her friends and family. She also enjoyed the camping trips to 
Quartzite, Arizona where they would gather with many of their friends to 
enjoy everyone's good cooking and storytelling around the campsite. Ethel 
Mae was very proud of her family. She was a wonderful wife, mother and 
homemaker. She loved collecting and reading cookbooks and trying out new 
recipes on her family. The best memories are the ones around the kitchen 
table sampling her wonderful meals. Holidays were always truly a glorious 
time to be at home. Ethel Mae is survived by her beloved husband, Pete of 
almost 70 years. Her sons, Jim and his wife, Jo of Willamina, Oregon, Jack 
and Jeff of Glennville, Joel and his wife, Lynn of Vancouver, Washington; 
and her daughter, Juliana and husband, Robert of Bakersfield. She had nine 
grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. Her mother, Maude Mae Scott 
and brother, John Kolarik, preceded her in death. Ethel Mae had many 
friends and people who cared for her. The family would like to thank the 
staff and caregivers at Evergreen Healthcare. Also a heartfelt thank you 
goes to Laura, Steve, Maria and Pastor Wayne from Hoffmann Hospice for the 
compassionate care and support of Ethel Mae. We would also like to thank 
all the other caregivers who helped with her care over the years including 
Mary Lou Fedelia and especially Evelyn and Julio Navarrete. Ethel Mae's 
family will always deeply appreciate the wonderful loving care they gave. 
Ethel Mae will be greatly missed by all who knew her. In lieu of flowers 
the family suggest donations be made in Ethel Mae's name to Hoffmann 
Hospice, 5300 California Ave., Ste. 1, Bakersfield, CA 93309. 

Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 3/16/2006.
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