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- Bio: Daughter of Herman C. & Sylvina (Rood) Christensen.
She attended rural school District 40 (Looking Glass) and graduated from Newman Grove High School in 1933. She was a rural school teacher for six years in Nebraska. She was a member of The First Lutheran Church of Lincoln, PEO, WELC Circle member, and Life membership in PTA Organization. Garnet was a church organist in several churches she attended in Nebraska and California. While living in California, she was employed by the Gould Medical Group as a medical records clerk for five years and later for Pelter Distributing Company as a partner and book-keeper.
- She married Willis C. Pelter on February 15, 1941, at the St. Joseph Rectory in York, Nebraska. They resided in Monroe, Newman Grove, and Norfolk, Nebraska, where they owned and operated Newman Grove, Battle Creek, and Enola Grain Elevators. They moved to Modesto, California, in 1971, and started a new business, Pelter Distributing Company, which they operated until 1983 when they retired and moved back to Columbus, Nebraska.
- Garnet is survived by:
Son - Larry (Peg) Pelter of Lincoln, NE
Son - Thomas (Debra) Pelter of Bella Vista, AR
Daughter - Barbara Pelter of Denver, CO
Daughter - Mary Jane (Gary) Metzger of Pleasant Dale, NE
Daughter - Judith (Robert) Binger of Spokane, WA
Twelve grandchildren and two great grandchildren
Sister - Evelyn Jensen of Lincoln, NE
Brother - Herman (Chris) Christensen of Modesto, CA
Garnet was preceded in death by:
Parents - Herman and Sylvina Christensen
Husband - Willis (Bill) Pelter
Brothers - Douglas, Duane, Clayton, and Dale Christensen
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1916 - 2007 (90 år)
