Alyce Petersen

Alyce Petersen

September 1, 1927- July 31, 2021

Alyce Petersen, 93, of Schuyler, Nebraska, died July 31, 2021, at CHI Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska.

A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 5, 2021, at Bluffs Trinity Lutheran Church, Rural Fremont, Nebraska. The Rev. Sean Tyler will be officiating the service. Visitation will take place from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. on Wednesday August 4, 2021 at Kracl Funeral Chapel in Schuyler, Nebraska. Committal will be in the church cemetery with lunch following.

Alyce M. Reed was born Sept. 1, 1927, at home in Fremont, Nebraska, to Reginald and Marjorie (Moody) Reed. She attended Larson School District #76 in Dodge County and Fremont High School. On Nov. 2, 1946, she married Wesley "Buster" Petersen at Bluffs Trinity Lutheran Church near Fremont, Nebraska. They farmed south of Nickerson until moving north of Rogers in 1959, where they lived until 1983, when they moved to Schuyler, Nebraska and retired. Alyce loved time spent with family and she and Buster enjoyed traveling in their camper. Most winters were spent in Texas. She was a member of Bluffs Trinity Lutheran and later joined St. John's Lutheran in Schuyler, Nebraska.

Alyce is survived by her two sons, Keith (Donna) Petersen of Schuyler, Nebraska and Wayne (Pam) Petersen of Plattsmouth, Nebraska; four grandchildren, Cory (Natalie) and Kyle (Cindy) Petersen, all of Schuyler, Nebraska, Tim (Angie) Petersen of Gretna, Nebraska, and Laura (Jason) Thiesen of Cedar Bluffs, Nebraska; nine great-grandchildren, Layne, Kinzie, Beau, Drake, Cash and Colt Petersen and Everly, Eisley and Lennon Thiesen; sister-in-law Gloria Bullock; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband in 2014; sister, Margie Lou Jensen; brother, Duane Bullock; and great-grandson, Brody Petersen.

Memorials in care of the family for future designation.

Kracl Funeral Chapel of Schuyler in charge of arrangements.