Martha Peterson

Martha was born in Edmonton, Alberta and raised on a farm in Saskatchewan, Canada. She was married to her husband, Duane Peterson in February 1957 in Vancouver, BC and they made their first home in Puyallup that same month. They have been happily married for the past 54 years. Martha was a loving wife and mother of twin girls, Tonya and Sonya, whom she taught many homemaking skills such as sewing, embroidery and cooking. Martha loved to laugh and enjoyed traveling with her family, and husband. She always traveled to see each new grandchild after they were born, even if it meant going halfway around the world to Okinawa, Japan, or to North Carolina. She worked seasonally for a Christmas wreath company and during the Puyallup Fair at the Fisher Scone booth. In later years, she enjoyed traveling with her loving husband, Duane. Martha is preceded in death by her Father, Henri Marenger, her mother, Jeanne Marenger and 3 brothers, Robert, George and Andrew. Martha is survived by her husband, Duane Peterson, her sister, Alice Brooks (Melvin) of Vancouver, BC, her daughters, Tonya Couch (Scott) of Lewisville, NC; Sonya Ziegenfelder (Rush) of Puyallup; 11 grandchildren: Jeremy (Cheryl), Kayla (Bryan), Stacey, Donovan, Justin, Shannon, Joel, Tiffany, Ashley, Rush V and Matthew, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Arrangements have been made with Powers Funeral Home, and the funeral service will be held at All Saints Catholic Church(503 3rd ST SW) in Puyallup at 2pm on Saturday, November 26th with a reception following. Donations in Martha’s memory may be made to an orphaned children’s fund through Vision Trust International: PO Box 50524, Colorado Springs, CO 80949; 719-268-2943.