Patricia E. Peterson, age 81, passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at the Rolling Green Care Center in Nevada, Iowa . She was born May 16, 1939 in Ames, Iowa to John and Maxine (Hayworth) Bachman. Some places she worked included the bait shop, kitchen aide at the Woodward State Hospital, enjoyed setting up a table for flea markets with her husband Don, and was vital in running the Ames Tribune and then retiring after 11 years.
Patricia is survived by her three children, Barbara, Gary and Larry Peterson; step-children, Terry Criep and Mel Dwyer; many grandchildren; one great-grand child; and two sisters, Carol Avery and Edith Kay Wilck. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Donald; daughter, Donna Brighten; granddaughter, April Truschceff; and brothers, Larry Hill and Buck Buchman.
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