Peterson, Ina Mae Boshart (1909-2002)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2002 Aug 5 p. 11

Birth date: 1909 Nov 10

text of obituary:

INA MAE PETERSON

Ina Mae Peterson, 92, of Wayland, Iowa, died July 16, 2002, at Parkview Home. She was born Nov. 10, 1909, to William and Anna Eicher Boshart.

She spent her early years in the Noble-Wayland area, graduating from Wayland High School in 1928. After high school graduation, she was employed at the Wayland News and the Ervin Reschly Grocery Store.

On Feb. 10, 1935, she married Kenneth Alexander Peterson. He preceded her in death on Dec. 14, 1989.

After marriage they farmed in the Mount Union and Olds area, where they raised their family. For a number of years Ina was employed at Parkview Home in Wayland. The couple retired to Wayland in 1978, and Ina remained active in Wayland Mennonite Church. She served in various church offices and was especially interested in and supportive of Women in Mission.

Survivors include a daughter, Anna Marie Peterson of Kansas City, Mo.; a son, Carroll Peterson and his wife, Cindy, of Pella; two daughter-in-laws, Janice Peterson of St. Charles, Mo., and Janet Peterson of Wayland; a sister, Wilma Kauffman of Mt. Pleasant; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth; two sons, John and Duane; a great-grandson, Andrew Peterson; two brothers, Vernon Boshart and Vere Boshart; and two half-sisters, Irene Schrock and Harriet Saltzman.