Elisabeth Howe Petersen

Elisabeth Howe Petersen obituary, Wickenburg, AZ

Elisabeth Howe Petersen

Elisabeth Petersen Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Nov. 23, 2025.
Elisabeth "Lisa" Howe Petersen passed away on October 22, 2025, in Wickenburg, Arizona. Born on May 27, 1937, in Charlotte, North Carolina, Lisa was the only child of Frederick William Howe Jr. and Winifred Eagleston Howe. She was a graduate of Miss Porter's School and Smith College. Lisa led an active and independent life in New England, St. Thomas, Wyoming and Arizona as a mother, gardener, dude rancher, reader and traveler.

Lisa is survived by her beloved husband of 47 years, Erroll "Pete" Petersen; by her children, Henry Simmons Romaine Jr. and Hilary Howe Romaine; by her daughter-in-law Cynthia Leslie Kirkwood; by her stepsons, Monte Lee Petersen and Travis Wade Petersen; by her stepdaughter-in-law Kristi Schenden Petersen; and by her granddaughter Casey Elisabeth Romaine, her grandson-in-law Jacob Matthew Fisher and her great-grandson Theodore Anthony Fisher. Her presence and smile will be deeply missed.

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