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Margaret LaVerne Dieterle Peterson
August 29, 1927 ~ November 7, 2014
November 11, 2014
Margaret LaVerne Dieterle Peterson passed away November 7, 2014 in Sandpoint, Idaho. A Memorial Service will be held on Monday, November 10 at 11:00 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Bonners Ferry. A Graveside Service will be held on Thursday, November 13 at 11:00 a.m. in the Sugar City Cemetery, Sugar City, Idaho.

She was born August 29, 1927 in Carey, Idaho to Joseph and Nora (Rudd) Dieterle. She was the oldest of three Children. She was raised in Carey and tells many stories of growing up with her brother, sister, and other family members on the farm. She attended and graduated from school in Carey. She met Delbert Peterson in Idaho Falls and they were married Feb 5, 1947 in Dillon Montana. They lived in and around the Idaho Falls area. They had four children: Gae (Keith) Denning of Bonners Ferry, Joan Peterson of Burley, Lester (Violet) Peterson of Burley, and Kris Peterson Sr. of Lewiston.

Margaret is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She worked in the nursing field for 36 years, at the LDS Hospital in Idaho Falls, Fremont Hospital in St Anthony, and Cassia Hospital in Burley. After she retired from nursing she worked for Health and Welfare in Burley, Idaho.

In 1999 she moved to Bonners Ferry, Idaho to live. After some changes in her health she had to move to Ace Elder Care Assisted Living. In September 2008 she moved to Life Care in Sandpoint after she broke her foot. She was living there at the time of her death. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.

Margaret is survived by: four children, 14 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren, seven great great grandchildren. Also survived by her brother Jack Dieterle of West Jordan, Utah, a sister Lois Harry of Idaho Falls, Idaho, and her family at Life Care Center at Sandpoint. She was preceded in death by her husband Delbert Peterson, parents Joseph and Nora Dieterle, and four grandsons.

Family and friends are invited to sign Margaret’s book at www.bonnersferryfuneralhome.com Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Bonners Ferry Funeral Home.