Name: Jeanette L. Peterson Date: May 10th, 1921 - July 13th, 2010 Obituary: Jeanette was born May 10, 1921 in Severance Township, MN to the late John and Beda (Holmquist) Carlson. She was raised and attended country school in Gibbon, MN. She was united in marriage to Vincent Raymond Peterson on June 7, 1943 in Mankato, MN. They lived on their farm by Freedhem where they raised two children. She spent many hard working hours on the farm helping milk cows, bail hay, driving tractor, mowing lawn, and gardening. She had a great love for her flower bed of Irises. She taught Sunday School at Zion Lutheran Church in Freedhem, MN. She was very talented and loved to sew, tatting, crocheting, and so many other crafts. She loved baking and making Christmas candies. She kept the cellar full of many quarts of pickles, vegetables, fruit, and jellies. All of this will be cherished by her family. Jeanette will be cherished in memory by her son, Richard (Janet) Peterson of Freedhem, MN; daughter, Jane (the late James) Yorek of Sobieski, MN; grandchildren, Dale (Sheila) Peterson, Michael (Jacqueline) Peterson, Jeanie (Vince) Michaels, Michelle (Al) Maslowski, Jason (Eric Colleary) Yorek, Elizabeth (Loren) Vetsch, Joshua and Joel Yorek; great-grandchildren, Wendy Peterson, Tyler & Brady Lorenz, and Blake Maslowski; sisters-in-law, Bernice Sassen of Roseville, MN, Juanita Carlson of Richfield, MN, and Marjorie Carlson of Winthrop, MN; many nieces and nephews. Jeanette is preceded in death by her husband, Vincent; parents, John & Beda; great-granddaughter, Faith Vetsch; 3 sisters, and 9 brothers. Honorary Casketbearers will be Wendy Peterson, Tyler Lorenz, Brady Lorenz, and Blake Maslowski. Casketbearers will be Dale Peterson, Michael Peterson, Jeanie Michaels, Michelle Maslowski, Jason Yorek, Loren Vetsch, Josh Yorek, and Joel Yorek. Visitations: 4:00PM to 7:00PM on Sunday, July 18th, 2010 at Shelley Funeral Chapel (map/driving directions) 12:00PM to 1:00PM on Monday, July 19th, 2010 at First Lutheran Church - Little Falls (map/driving directions) Services: 1:00PM at First Lutheran Church - Little Falls on Monday, July 19th, 2010 (map/driving directions) Cemetery: Freedhem Cemetery Freedhem, MN 56345 (map/driving directions)