Verletta D. Petersen (Plainview)

Funeral services for Verletta D. Petersen, 81, of Plainview, will be held Tuesday May 26th, at the United Methodist Church in Plainview at 10:30 A.M. She passed away May 20th, 2015 at the Plainview Manor where she had resided since December 24, 2014. Visitation will be held prior to service starting at 9:00 A.M. Pastor Alice Shomari will be officiating.

Verletta (Brokaw) Petersen was born on October 21, 1933 in Antelope County to Elsie Wiltfang and Carl Brokaw. She married Dwain Petersen on October 25, 1950 at the Madison County Courthouse and to this union five children were born: Glenda (Bob) Elston of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, Randy (Donna) Petersen of Plainview, Patty (El) Anderson of Creighton, Suzanne Petersen of Plainview, and Kevin (Carolyn) Petersen of Brunswick; nineteen grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Eldean of Missouri and Dennis of San Diego, CA.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Dwain, in 2006, one granddaughter, one great-granddaughter, and a sister, Shirley Lierman.