Murreen K. Peterson

Murreen K. Peterson, 89, of Fairfield, formerly of Council Bluffs and Decorah, died Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012, at Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield.

A service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at First Lutheran Church in Fairfield, with the Rev. Stacy Grau officiating. A graveside service and interment will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Memorial Park Cemetery in Council Bluffs.

Family visitation will be 6-8 p.m. today at Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield.

Memorials may be made to the family.

Online condolences may be sent at www.raymondfuneralhomes.com.

Mrs. Peterson was born Feb. 23, 1922, in Kossuth County, the daughter of Joseph and Emma Gangstee Tuttle. She married Richard E. ?Pete? Peterson Nov. 16, 1945, in Elmore, Minn. He died Aug. 10, 1990.

Survivors include one son, Richard K. Peterson and wife Linda of Cedar Park, Texas; three daughters, Lorene ?Lori? Smith of Fairfield, Marilyn Wickham of Des Moines and Joanne Peterson-Chico and husband David of Madison County; 13 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and one brother, Arnold Tuttle of Albert Lea, Minn.