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Melva Jane Peterson

Melva Jane Peterson passed away on February 18, 2020 at Maplewood Care Center in Maplewood, Minnesota. She was 77 years old. Melva was born on June 22, 1942 in New Ulm to parents, Melvin and Myrtle Peterson of Gibbon. One of four children, she attended school in Gibbon and went on to become a Registered Nurse at Mounds-Midway School of Nursing in St. Paul. She spent the next 30 years in Pediatric Intensive Care at St Paul Children’s, Region’s Hospital Burn Unit and the United Hospital Coronary ICU.

Melva is survived by her brother, Lowell Peterson of Winthrop, and sister, Phyllis (Jerome) Taylor of Pine River. Nieces, Michelle (Scott) Thorson of Cannon Falls, Lisa (Sean) Kaneski of Pequot Lakes, Katherine (Phillip) Martin of Pequot Lakes, Marnie (Christopher) Huntley, of Minneapolis, Nephew, Michel (Rebecca) Lagerwall of rural Gibbon, and 12 great-nieces/ nephews. Melva was preceded in death by her parents and her sister Anna Louise Lagerwall.

Melva was raised and baptized at Clear Lake Baptist church, and had a strong faith. She was kind and generous, and whenever possible, enjoyed spending time with her nieces and nephew who she adored.

A gathering of immediate family will be held in the spring of 2020. Melva will always be dearly thought of and missed, by her family and those who knew and loved her. Blessed be her memory.

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