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Peters, Bernice (1923-2017)

PETERS, STANGE, DEAN, PATTEN

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 4/30/2018 at 18:41:48

Bernice Peters
February 5, 1923 - December 28, 2017

Bernice Peters, age 94, of Rembrandt, Iowa, died on Thursday, December 28, 2017, at the Longhouse Residence-Northshire in Spencer, Iowa.

Bernice Stange, a daughter of John and Florence (Dean) Stange, was born at Doon, Iowa, on February 5, 1923. She lived her youth in Hull where she was baptized and received her education. On December 20, 1940, Bernice married Elmer Peters at Sioux City, Iowa, and subsequently, they were blessed with four children: Donna, Robert, Ronald, and Roger. Following their wedding, Bernice and Elmer lived on a farm near Rembrandt. Bernice became a homemaker, but also helped Elmer with the farm chores. Later, she worked as a cook at the Rembrandt school. In 1969, they moved to Minnesota where they continued farming. In the late 1970s, they relocated to Spirit Lake, Iowa, and resided there before retiring to Rembrandt in 1984.

While living in Rembrandt right after their wedding, they joined Our Savior’s Lutheran Church. Following their return to Rembrandt in 1984, they became members of the United Methodist Church. Bernice’s special interests included sewing, crafting, tending to her flowers, spending time with her grandchildren, and enjoying their activities. She and Elmer, always, looked forward to their Tuesday Dinner Date in Sioux Rapids where they could socialize and play cards with their friends. To get away, they would spend their winters in McAllen, Texas, where they made many enduring new friends.

Bernice’s life is cherished and celebrated by her family which includes Elmer, her husband of seventy-seven years of Spencer, Iowa; her children: Donna (Maynard) Patten, of Webb, Iowa, Robert (Connie) Peters, of Sioux Rapids, Iowa, Ronald (Coelet) Peters, of Rembrandt, Iowa, and Roger (Barb) Peters, also of Rembrandt, Iowa; eleven grandchildren; twenty-four great grandchildren; and three great-great grandchildren; as well as other extended family members and many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, five brothers, and two sisters.

Memorial services will be held on Saturday, June 16, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. at the Sioux Rapids American Legion Community Center in Sioux Rapids. Visitation will take place for one hour before the service at the Community Center. Interment will follow in the Lone Tree Cemetery. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids is in charge of the arrangements.

Sliefert Funeral Homes, Sioux Rapids, Iowa, 2017.


 

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