NAME OF DECEASED: RUTH M. PETERSON AGE: 81
ADDRESS: 16 Evergreen Terrace, Dorchester
PLACE, DATE & TIME OF DEATH: pronounced at 2:50 PM on Tuesday, July 8 at Ministry St. Joseph’s Hospital, Marshfield where she had been taken earlier by ambulance
TIME & PLACE OF SERVICES: 11:00 AM Saturday, July 12 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Medford
OFFICIATING: Rev. Kelly Taylor-Schaus
INTERMENT: Interment of her cremated remains will take place at Medford Evergreen Cemetery II at a later date
VISITATION: 4-7 PM Friday, July 11 at Hemer Funeral Home, Medford and from 10 AM until the time of services at 11 AM on Saturday, July 12 at the church
DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: June 27, 1933 at Medford
EDUCATION: Medford area elementary schools
MARRIAGE: June 27, 1953 at Zion Ev. Lutheran Church, Stetsonville to Charles O. Peterson and he survives
PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN LIFE: She worked most of her life as a housewife & mother raising her 15 children. She worked for a period of time at Dorchester Furniture & Silberman’s Fur in Medford. Then in 1990 they moved to Minnesota and she worked as a bookkeeper for a ginseng farm until her retirement in 1997 and moved to Dorchester. She enjoyed visits from her children & their families, camping & Saturday nights watching Molly B.
MEMBER OF: St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Medford
SURVIVING HUSBAND OF 61 YEARS: Charles “Charlie” O. Peterson of Dorchester
SURVIVING CHILDREN: Julie (Ron) Haas of Marshfield, Debora (Lance) Dahl of Medford, Mike (Beverly) of Medford, Mark (Audrey) of St. Charles, MO, Charlene (George) Velon of Chicago, Larry of Wausau, Patricia (Roger) Hamus of Unity, Cindy (Russell) Hamus of Dorchester, David (Leeta) of Rib Lake, Dale (Chris) of Medford, Darla of Medford, Kevin of Medford, Kenny (Amy) of Medford, Jamie of St. Francis, MN, Chucky (Carrie) of Medford
# OF LIVING GRANDCHILDREN: 28 GR-GRANDCHILDREN: 18
SURVIVING BROTHERS/SISTERS: Wally (Norma) Anderson of Little Black, Margaret (Frank) Murphy of Medford, Russell (Cheryl) Anderson of Withee
2 sisters-in-law: Rose Anderson of Medford & Shirley Haizel of Holcombe
BROTHERS/SISTERS DECEASED: Brothers – Paul, Carl & Chester Anderson; Sisters – Mary Sperl & Betty Bruton
DECEASED FATHER: Elmer Anderson DECEASED MOTHER: Grace Clarkson
PALLBEARERS: Grandsons – Allen Hamus, Clint, Josh, Shawn, Dustin & Jordon Peterson
OTHER INFORMATION: Further survived by special friend & cousin – Ruby Neuman of Medford
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