Petersen, Martha Lynn (Arnold) (1934 - 2023)

PETERSEN, ARNOLD, ANDERSON, WOLTERSEN, RIEGELMAN, SHARP

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 4/12/2023 at 23:43:13

Name of deceased: Martha Lynn Petersen (nee Arnold)

Aged: 88 yrs, 8 mo, 10 days

Residence: Avoca, Pottawattamie County, IA

Born: July 19, 1934; Chandler, Lincoln County, OK

Died: March 29, 2023; Myrtue Medical Center, Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Thursday, April 6, 2023; Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Avoca, IA; burial was in Graceland Cemetery, Avoca, IA

Survived by: Children, Daniel (spouse, Ruth) Petersen of Red Wing, MN, Shari Anderson of Avoca, IA (spouse, Tom Anderson of Oakland, IA), Keith Petersen of Avoca, IA, and Kevin (spouse, Gwen) Petersen of Saint Augustine, FL; grandchildren, Nicki (spouse, Pat) Woltersen, Derek (spouse, Chris) Riegelman, Tyna (spouse, Daniel) Anderson, Joshua (spouse, Mikayla) Anderson, Kal Petersen and Kara (spouse, Ozzy) Petersen; great- grandchildren, Riker and Gavin; siblings, Glen Arnold of Maryville, MO, and Raymond (spouse, Susan) Arnold of Minden, IA; sisters-in-law, Audrey Arnold of Scottsbluff, NE, and Vivian Arnold of Harlan, IA; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Lynval and Tina (nee Sharp) Arnold; husband, Ronald; siblings, Donald, Kenneth and Robert

Education: Attended schools in Harlan, IA and graduated from Harlan High School, Class of 1952

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Ronald Petersen; May 29, 1955; Kirkman, IA

Employment: Worked various jobs over the years which included driving a dump truck with Ron, owing a Sinclair gas station in Avoca, IA, working the meat counter in the grocery store with Ron Schuning, working at the Avoca Nursing Home and at West Central Development, doing office work.

Hobbies/Interests: Loved traveling to Arizona during winter, going to flea markets with Ron, and playing cards; she was a Pack Leader for the Boy Scouts and was involved in a snowmobile group

Sources: pauleyjones.com