LeAnna May Peterson

LeAnna May Peterson, age 87 of Stanton, died Friday April 20, 2018 at Stanton Health Center. She was born May 16, 1930 at Beemer, Nebraska the daughter of Victor and Mathilda (Suhr) Siebrandt. She attended Stanton County District #44 near Stanton then attending St. John's Lutheran School near Beemer and Stanton County Dist. #19 near Stanton and finally attended Stanton High School. She had an older sister LaNell and twin brothers Loren and Loring. She had a wonderful childhood with so much to do climbing bluffs, boating, fishing and playing in the water. After high school LeAnna worked at West Point, Bancroft, Pender and Pilger. She worked at Nielsen's Café in Stanton.

On September 5, 1948 LeAnna married Eldon Ray Peterson at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Stanton. The couple made their home in Battle Creek where Eldon was employed at the local Butcher shop, living there until 1949 when they moved to farm northwest of Pilger raising cattle and hogs until they retired and moved to Stanton in 1991.

She was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Stanton; Past member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Pilger; Life member of Stanton V.F.W. Auxiliary. LeAnna's hobbies are embroidery, flowers, yardwork, gardening, spending time with grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Survivors include her 2 children Eldon Dale and Margaret Peterson of Cedar Rapids, IA; Sandra Kennedy of Pilger; 5 Grandchildren; 12 Great Grandchildren; 1 Sister LaNell Hille of Fort Worth, TX.

Preceding her in death are her parents; husband Eldon in 2011; son-in-law Gerald Kennedy; 2 Brothers Loren and Loring Siebrandt.

Memorials to Stanton Public Library and Stanton Historical Society's - one room school house.

Funeral Service Information:
Funeral Services: St. Luke's Lutheran Church - Stanton, NE
Date: Monday April 23, 2018 - 10:30 A.M.
Interment: Stanton Cemetery - Stanton, NE
Military Rites: none
Visitation: 3:00 - 7:00 P.M. Sunday at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Stanton under the direction of Shultz-Vogel-Johnson Mortuary - Stanton
Officiating: Pastor Robert Schlismann
Music: Organist: Joyce Heller; Congregational Singing ""Fairest Lord Jesus" "How Great Thou Art" "Just A Closer Walk With Thee"
Pallbearers: Mark Sonnenfelt Gary Koehlmoos Dean Koehlmoos Harry Petersen Roy Petersen Warren Frerichs
Honorary Pallbearers : none

Questions please call 402-439-2109.

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Cemetery Service
Stanton Cemetery
83698 highway 57
Stanton NE 68779

Service
Monday, April 23, 2018
10:30 AM
St. Luke's Lutheran Church
1500 Veterans Avenue
Stanton NE 68779
United States
402-439-2131


Visitation
Sunday, April 22, 2018
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
St. Luke's Lutheran Church
1500 Veterans Avenue
Stanton NE 68779
United States
402-439-2131

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