Marlene C. Peterson, 87, of Cumberland passed away on November 30, 2020 at Cumberland Care and Rehab, where for the last four years she has been cared for with love and compassion by staff she fondly referred to as her "helpers", "girlfriends", and "special angels".

Marlene was born on August 29, 1933 in Grantsburg to Iola and Clarence Nelson. As very young children, she and her younger brother Gary lived with extended family members and eventually were placed in foster care where they spent their school years in the loving home of August and Elsie Becker of Turtle Lake. She was married in the Town of Johnstown on April 24, 1954 to Robert Peterson.

Bob and Marlene farmed north of McKinley until 1974 when they sold the farm and moved to Altoona where Bob built and remodeled homes and Marlene was a successful Tupperware Sales Assistant Distributor. Besides her unconditional love for her husband, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Marlene enjoyed music of all types, dancing, baking, fishing and playing cards.

She is survived by her daughters: Sharon (Curt) Glessing of Barronett and Kim Poppe of Haugen; son, Terry (Marivec) Peterson of Makinaw City, MI; 9 grandchildren: Heather (Nick) Laska, Jason (Kristen) Haugerud, Adam Haugerud, Samantha (Chris) Henson, Crystal (Dusty) Duprel, Ben Peterson, and T.J. Peterson, Carol (Sean) Sullivan, and Lauralei (Jake) Anderson; 13 great-grandchildren; 4 half-sisters: Deb Buckli of Chippewa Falls, Kathy Marx of Waunakee, Linda Townsend of Atlanta, GA, and Debby Curtis of Texas; 3 half-brothers: Arnie Birnstengel of Oakdale, MN, Patricks Seawell of Concord CA, and Steve Perkins of Cottage Grove, WI. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bob and brother, Gary.

Her family will gather at a later date to share special memories and celebrate her life, at which time Marlene will be laid to rest next to her husband at the McKinley Cemetery.

Last Update: Dec 01, 2020 5:35 pm CST