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Petersen, Verna J.
Verna J. Petersen, 85, of Tipton and Wyoming, Iowa, passed away Dec. 16, 2013, at Living Center West in Cedar Rapids. Funeral services celebrating her life will be 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 20, at Zion American Lutheran Church in Wyoming. Family and friends may call Friday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the church. Burial will be at the Wyoming Cemetery.
Verna Wulff was born Feb. 5, 1928, in Clarence, Iowa, to Ernest and Viola (Dettman) Wulff. She graduated from Clarence High School. After high school she married Leroy Hansen in Clarence. He passed away in 1964. On June 5, 1971, she was united in marriage to John “Heinie” Petersen in Clarence. From 1986 to 1998, they resided on Lake Delhi. He passed away in 2010.
She was a member of Zion American Lutheran Church in Wyoming. She loved to spend time with her grandkids, travel, and golf in her earlier years.
Verna is survived by one daughter Jill (Ron) Tucker of Erie, Ill.; a stepson, Steven Petersen of Walford; two grandchildren, Ryan and Jessica Foster; one great-grandson, Brantley Laing; stepgrandson, Bryan Petersen; two sisters-in-law, Donna Wulff of Clarence and Emma Pepler of Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.; and a brother-in-law, Robert “Bud” (Naomilee) Petersen of Monticello.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two husbands; a sister, Elda Wagner; and a brother, Darold Wulff.
Online condolences may be left for the family at www.laheys.com.
Published Dec. 19, 2013 in The Gazette
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