Jorgina Halvarsdatter Peterson

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Mrs. Jorgina Peterson 90, well known Badger resident for the past 66 years died at the home of her daughter Mrs. Ole Cleveland in Badger Sunday morning after a seven week illness. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 1:15 at the Wilder and Bruce funeral home in Fort Dodge and at 2 o’clock at the Badger Lutheran church. The Rev P. B. Wold, pastor of Badger Church will conduct the rites and burial will be at Blossom Hill northeast of Badger.

Mrs Peterson, the former Jorgina Halvarson, was born March 2, 1859 in Stavanger, Norway. she was the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Halver Halverson.

She came to this country in 1876 with her parents. The family settled in Champaign, Ill. Dec. 30, 1876 she married Jacob Peterson in Champaign County, Ill. The couple came to Badger 66 years ago and farmed in that vicinity for many years. In 1926 they observed their golden wedding aniversary at their home in Badger. Mr Peterson retired from active farming shortly after that and he died in March 1927.

After the death of her husband Mrs Peterso made her home with her children. Desite her advanced age she had enjoyed good health utnil recently and had taken an active interest in her church and current world events.

She is survived by the following children: Mrs Ole Cleveland, Mrs John Larson, Mrs. Sam Larson, Mrs Milton Hill all of Badger; Mrs Ole Johnson, Jonas Peterson and Mrs. Ole Mansager all of Eagle Grove. Mrs Elmer Olson and Harris Peterson all of Thor; Edward Peterson of Forest City; Harry Peterson of Kasson, MN, the Rev Herbert Peterson of Ottawa, Ill; Mrs Arthur Thorson and Mrs Edward Hanson, both of Fort Dodge. Fifty-six grandchildren, a large number of great-grandchildren and one brother, S. H. Halverson of Worthington, MN, also survive her.

Besides her husband, her parents, one daughter Amy, who died in infancy; and son Peter Peterson, who died in 1946, and several brothers and sister also preceded her in death

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