Margaret Ann Peterson

94, died Thursday November 10, at her home in Red Wing, Minnesota. She was born on September 23, 1917 in Iron Mountain, Michigan the daughter of John and Kristine Nelson. She was baptized in the First Covenant Church of Iron Mountain. She graduated from Iron Mountain High School in 1935 and attended North Park College in Chicago and graduated from the Swedish Covenant Hospital Nursing School. She moved to Minneapolis were she was employed as a nurse at Swedish Hospital. She married Edmond John Peterson on November 23, 1944 at the First Covenant Church of Minneapolis. Their marriage was blessed with four children. In addition to her role as wife and mother, she worked many years as a nurse at the Bethesda Lutheran Infirmary in St. Paul. After their retirement in 1984, Margaret and her husband Edmond John made their home in Sherwood Forest on Maple Lake in Minnesota. The next 15 years were spent there where they enjoyed the lake, visits from their children and grandchildren, traveling and wintering in Florida. They moved to Buffalo in 1998. Margaret moved to Red Wing, Minnesota in 2009, after the death of her husband. Mrs. Peterson is survived by her daughter Karen (Bill) Smirl of Corona Del Mar, California, son Curtis (Sue) Peterson of White Bear Lake, Minnesota, Son Keith (friend Jean) Peterson of Red Wing, Minnesota and daughter Kristine Peterson (John) Nieber of Lindstrom, Minnesota, as well as 9 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Edmond John; in 2008 Funeral services for Margaret Ann Peterson will be held Wednesday,November 16, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at Buffalo Covenant Church. Visitation will be held at the church from 1:00 p.m. until the time of the service on Wednesday November 16, 2011. Interment will be at the Swedish Mission Cemetery in Buffalo, Minnesota.