Born February 7, 1926
Died July 13, 2017
Preceded in death by her husband of 61 years Ralph E.; sister, Dorothea (Joe) Lambert; brother, Edward (Wilma) Knoblauch; sister-in-law, Betty (Roger) Fast; brothers-in-law, John Donald, Richard, and Roger Fast; and nephew, Tim Knoblauch. Survived by her children, Steve (Nancy Van Dore), Jan, Dave (Pam), Jim, Denise “D.D.” (Kirk) Peterson; sisters-in-law, Shirley and Elaine; grandchildren, Adrian (Malaysi), Jenny (Brent) Nystrom, Scott (Amy) Wolfe, Brian, Chris (Nicole), Alana (Mark) Koderick, Robyn Adams, Kyle and Kori Peterson; ten great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Memorials preferred to First Covenant Church of St. Paul. Private burial will be in the Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
