Obituary

  Mrs. Lena C. Peterson, 89 years, 7 months, formerly of Corning, died August 7, 1947 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Leo Shinn, 948 N. Court, Ottumwa, Iowa, where she had resided the past two years. She was the daughter of Christian and Mary Ann Larson and was born in Denmark, Jan 6, 1858.
  She came to the United States when she was 15 years old. She was married to Jacob Peterson in 1877 and they lived on a farm in Adams County, later moving to Corning. Mrs. Peterson was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, of Omaha, Nebr.
  Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Leo Shinn of Ottumwa; Mrs. L. A. Jensen of Omaha; Anna Marie Jensen, Colorado Springs, Colo., and four sons, Pete Peterson, Lewiston, Mont., James and Harry Peterson, both of Omaha; Andrew Peterson, Yakima, Washington; also 15 grandchildren, five great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Tena Stender, Council Bluffs and Mrs. Mary Rogers, Richmond, Calif.; a brother, Walter Larson, Sioux City.
  Funeral services were held in the Boyd Roland Company Funeral Home, Sunday afternoon, August 10, at 2 o'clock, Rev. Clarence Richardson, of Lenox, officiating. Interment was in Walnut Grove Cemetery. Music was rendered by Mrs. Leodale Harrison, accompanied by Mildred Brown. Pall bearers were Ed Larson, Sam McConkay, Bill Roth, Roy Jensen, Alfred Larson and Ira Stender.
(Adams County Free Press, Thursday, August 14, 1947)