Alice
O. Peterson, 92
Thief
River Falls - Alice O. Peterson, 92, died on
Saturday, December 6, 2003 at the CNC unit of
Northwest Medical Center in Thief River Falls.
A funeral
service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec.12,
2003 at Grace Lutheran Church in Grygla, with Rev.
Mary Ronning officiating. Casket bearers will
include Lynn Anderson, Randy Hoffman, Stuart Weis,
Kevin Nelson, Steve Dalager and Brad Monson
Interment will be in St. Olaf Cemetery, rural
Grygla.
Visitation
will be from 4-8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2003 at
the Johnson-Green Funeral Home in Thief River
Falls, with a 7 p.m. prayer service on Thursday
evening and at the church for one hour prior to
services on Friday.
Alice
Olinda Salveson was born November 17, 1911 in
Benville Township of Beltrami County, the daughter
of Sivert and Inga (Brevik) Salveson. She was
baptized and confirmed at Valle Lutheran Church and
attended Dalos School in Benville Township. Alice
worked in many places, including Waukegan, Ill.,
Minneapolis and North Dakota.
Alice was
united in marriage to Clarence "Gink" Peterson,
July 3, 1934 at the Lutheran Parsonage in Grygla.
They lived on the Peterson family farm in East
Grygla, where she was a Modern Woodman leader for
several years.
She was a
member of Grace Lutheran Church and a charter
member of the VFW Auxiliary.
Survivors
include one daughter, Patricia (Gordon) Anderson of
Pine Island; one son, Sheldon (Janice) of Grygla;
six grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; two
sisters, Hazel Holthusen of Grygla and Lorna (John)
Hohle of South St. Paul; and several nieces and
nephews.
She was
preceded in death by her husband, Clarence, on
November 6, 1985; her parents; one grandson, Craig
Anderson; two sisters, Polly Haroldson and Stella
Erickson; and three brothers, Phil, Sam and Jim
Salveson.
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