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- Bio: Dorothy Peterson, age 95, of Marshalltown, died on Wednesday morning May 13, 2020, at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. A private family service at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be directed to Iowa River Hospice or Alzheimer's research.
- Dorothy M. Benson was born on March 6, 1925, the daughter of Oliver and Elsie (Bender) Benson in Green Mountain. She was a talented basketball player, playing on the varsity team in just 8th grade. She also played the drums in the band. She graduated from Green Mountain High School in 1943.
- Dorothy married Donald Peterson on February 3, 1944, in Pueblo, Colorado. They were the parents of four daughters and were married for 67 years before Donald's passing in 2011.
- She worked in the credit department at Montgomery Ward for 17 years before working at Dunham Bush, Inc. in the retail and production control office, where she retired in 1991 after 18 years.
- Dorothy was an avid sports fan - constantly watching ESPN and listening to games on the radio, even simultaneously. She was a die-hard Hawkeyes basketball fan, and was able to attend her last game in March 2019.
- She was also famous for her potato salad. She would prepare that along with other foods for the Cook Shack for the Tallcorn Trail Riders Horse Group, where she and Donald were active members. Dorothy was an active member of First Congregational Church. She loved bowling and was a member of the Strikette League and two Senior Leagues. She could sew just about anything and without a pattern, even intricate 4-H show costumes for her daughters.
- Survivors her daughters, Barbara (Tom) Jamison of Johnston, Beverly (Ralph "Butch") Edwards of Des Moines, Nancy (Randy) Cech of Altoona, and Lori (Cliff) March of Marshalltown; her grandchildren, Jill (Lee) Van Cleave of Marshalltown, Julie (Shawn) Hugen of Marshalltown, Corey (Dee) Cech of Altoona, Amanda (Jeremy) Koeppen of Ankeny, Tracey (Andrew Peacock) Cech of Des Moines, Emily Jamison of West Des Moines, Logan March of Iowa City, and Lauren (Ben) Foust of Raleigh, North Carolina; great-grandchildren, Makayla, Madison, Aidan, Chloe, Connor, Hallie, Hannah, Kyle, Kadie, Owen, Clark, Charlotte, and Luca; and many nieces and nephews.
- Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband Donald; her parents Oliver and Elsie; and her siblings Carol Rabjohn, Sammy Benson, Mary Kunkel, and Ronald Benson.
- Source: Mitchell Family Funeral Home, Marshalltown, Iowa
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1925 - 2020 (95 år)
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