Doris Peterson

Doris L. Peterson, 86, of Boxholm, Iowa, passed away on Monday, February 9, 2015, at the Boone County Hospital.

Visitation will be held on Saturday, February 14, 2015, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Boxholm from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., with a memorial service at 11:00, followed by a luncheon at the Church. Rev. Rod Meyer will officiate. Per her wishes, her body has been cremated and a private burial will occur at Prairie Lawn Cemetery in Boxholm. For online obituaries & condolences please visit: www.carsonstappfuneralhome.com

Doris LaVonne (Ewing) Peterson was born on September 19, 1928, in Webster City, Iowa, the daughter of Buryl and Clara (Rhodes) Ewing. She grew up in the Duncombe and Brushy area and attended a one-room schoolhouse in Brushy. She graduated from Dayton High School in 1946. Doris completed linotype training while still in high school and worked for several years as a linotypist for the Dayton Review

While working in Dayton, she met Paul "Shorty" Peterson. They were married in Dayton on August 14, 1949, and lived and farmed south of Boxholm for 55 years. They have lived in Boxholm for the past 10 years. They were blessed to love life and each other.

Doris was an active member of the Boxholm community and involved in many organizations. These included the Trinity Lutheran Church of Boxholm, American Legion Auxiliary, Federated Women's Club, Questers and O.D.O., of which she was a charter member. She loved community involvement and enjoyed any time she could spend time with and feed family and friends.

Doris is preceded in death by her parents, Buryl and Clara Ewing, three brothers, Gayle, Claude, and Harold Ewing, infant daughter, Debra Ann, granddaughter, Olivia Miller Bennett, and great grandson, Samuel.

She is survived by her spouse of 65 years, Paul "Shorty" Peterson of Boxholm, Iowa; two children, Janice Peterson (Mary Beth Fisher) of Fairway, Kansas, and Tim Peterson (Barb Venema) of Boone, Iowa; grandchildren, Christopher Bennett of Boone, Iowa, Nate Miller (Laura Priest) of Lawrence, Kansas, Bethany (DaeHee) Yoon of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Rebecca (James) Peterson and great grandson, Jonah of Kennan, Wisconsin; sister, Marge (Bob) Johnson of Iowa Falls, Iowa, and sister-in-law, Colleen Ewing of Forest City, Iowa. Many cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends also survive her.

The family would like to thank the staff of Boone County Hospital, Dr. Paul Volker, and Westhaven Community for their loving and compassionate care.

Memorials may be left to the discretion of the family.