PETERSON, Nora O. 1914-2011

PETERSON

Posted By: Karon Velau (email)
Date: 2/22/2023 at 10:27:58

Nora Olina Peterson
(October 2, 1914 - February 27, 2011)

Northwood Anchor, Northwood, Iowa, Wed., March 9, 2011, p.9
Nora O. Peterson, 96, of Lake Mills, formerly of Northwood, died Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011, at the Lake Mills Care Center in Lake Mills. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 3, 2011, at Silver Lake Lutheran Church, rural Northwood, with Pastor Randy Baldwin officiating. Burial will be in the Silver Lake Lutheran Church Cemetery. Visitation will be on Wednesday, March 2, 2011, from 5 until 7 p.m. at Mittelstadt Funeral Home, 902 East Main Street in Lake Mills, and will continue one hour prior to services at the church on Thursday. Nora Olina (Holstad) Peterson was born on Oct. 2, 1914, north of Leland in Winnebago County, to parents Knut and Marie (Johnson) Holstad. She was baptized at North Prairie Lutheran Church and was confirmed at Center Lutheran Church. Nora attended country school in Winnebago County. On Sept. 10, 1939, Nora was united in marriage with Elton Peterson at the Immanuel Lutheran Church parsonage by the Rev. Justin A. Peterson. To this union two sons were born, Larry and Harlan. The couple farmed in rural Northwood for 54 years prior to moving into Northwood, and later to Lake Mills. Nora was a homemaker who loved to garden, bake, sew, and quilt. She and Elton wintered in Texas where they enjoyed dancing, especially the Texas Waltz. Nora had been a member of Bristol Lutheran Church, and later became a member of Silver Lake Lutheran where she was the eldest woman member at the time of her passing. She is survived by her two sons, Larry (Patty) Peterson and Harlan (Sharon) Peterson, all of Des Moines; five grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Martha Peterson of Lake Mills, and Agnes Jensen of Grand Meadow, Minn.; a sister-in-law, Nina Peterson of Lake Mills; and many nieces, nephews, extended relatives, and friends. Nora was preceded in death by her parents; husband Elton in 2009; a great-grandson, Blake Peterson; and nine siblings, Andrina Flugum, Christina Flugum, Bella Helvig, Joe Holstad, Mabel Bolsinger, Carl Holstad, Manda Brue, Cora Brue, and Hazel Holstad.