Miriam Elizabeth Peter
July 13, 1925 — April 30, 2012
Miriam Elizabeth Peter
GARNER - Miriam E. Peter, 86, of Garner died Monday, April 30, 2012 at Concord Care Center in Garner.
Funeral services will be held 1:30 P.M., Thursday, May 3rd, at Peace Reformed Church south of Garner with Pastor Harvey Opp officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 P.M., Wednesday at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel, 160 E. 4th St., Garner and will continue one hour prior to services at the church.
Memorials may be directed to Peace Reformed Church.
Miriam Elizabeth Peter, the daughter of Victor and Drusilla (Stromer) Hueneman, was born July 13, 1925 on the family farm south of Garner. She attended Liberty Township School and graduated from Garner High School in 1943. Miriam received her teaching certificate from Iowa State Teacher's College in Cedar Falls and taught in Liberty and Ell Township country schools in Hancock County. She then worked for several years at the A.S.C.S. office in Garner. On September 10, 1955 she was married to Stanley Alan Peter at Peace Reformed Church. The couple had two children, Rebecca Elizabeth and Douglas Alan. They resided in Swaledale until 1962 when they moved to the Hueneman farm near Garner. Miriam was a homemaker. She enjoyed playing the piano, visiting with family and gardening. She became a resident of Concord Care Center in June of 2011.
She was a life-long member of Peace Reformed Church and of the Women's Missionary Society. She served as church organist for many years and was a Sunday school teacher. She enjoyed being a part of a morning Bible study group. Miriam was a 4-H leader and a member of Liberty Belles Homemakers Club.
Miriam is survived by her husband, Stanley, of Garner; two children, Rebecca E. Peter of Garner and Douglas A. (Kimberly) Peter of Clive; a grandson, Grant M. Peter of Windsor Heights; two sisters, Abigail (Robert) Jacobsen of Dows and Eunice (Donald) Larson of Livermore; two sisters-in-law, Melicent Ames of Swaledale and Elaine Taylor of Clear Lake; many nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Lois Howell and Rachel Schumpp; brothers-in-law, M.W. Ames, Marvin Peter, Howard Taylor and Gerald Howell.
Funeral services will be held 1:30 P.M., Thursday, May 3rd, at Peace Reformed Church south of Garner with Pastor Harvey Opp officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 P.M., Wednesday at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel, 160 E. 4th St., Garner and will continue one hour prior to services at the church.
Memorials may be directed to Peace Reformed Church.
Miriam Elizabeth Peter, the daughter of Victor and Drusilla (Stromer) Hueneman, was born July 13, 1925 on the family farm south of Garner. She attended Liberty Township School and graduated from Garner High School in 1943. Miriam received her teaching certificate from Iowa State Teacher's College in Cedar Falls and taught in Liberty and Ell Township country schools in Hancock County. She then worked for several years at the A.S.C.S. office in Garner. On September 10, 1955 she was married to Stanley Alan Peter at Peace Reformed Church. The couple had two children, Rebecca Elizabeth and Douglas Alan. They resided in Swaledale until 1962 when they moved to the Hueneman farm near Garner. Miriam was a homemaker. She enjoyed playing the piano, visiting with family and gardening. She became a resident of Concord Care Center in June of 2011.
She was a life-long member of Peace Reformed Church and of the Women's Missionary Society. She served as church organist for many years and was a Sunday school teacher. She enjoyed being a part of a morning Bible study group. Miriam was a 4-H leader and a member of Liberty Belles Homemakers Club.
Miriam is survived by her husband, Stanley, of Garner; two children, Rebecca E. Peter of Garner and Douglas A. (Kimberly) Peter of Clive; a grandson, Grant M. Peter of Windsor Heights; two sisters, Abigail (Robert) Jacobsen of Dows and Eunice (Donald) Larson of Livermore; two sisters-in-law, Melicent Ames of Swaledale and Elaine Taylor of Clear Lake; many nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Lois Howell and Rachel Schumpp; brothers-in-law, M.W. Ames, Marvin Peter, Howard Taylor and Gerald Howell.
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