Marion Peterson Obituary

Funeral services for Marion L. Peterson, 92, of Fairmont, MN, will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont.  Burial will be following the service in Fairview Memorial Park Cemetery in Fairmont with a time of fellowship and lunch following at the funeral home.  Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday, October 11, 2021, at Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont and will continue one hour prior to the time of service.  Marion passed away Sunday, October 3, 2021, at the Lakeview Methodist Health Care Center in Fairmont.  Those wishing to view the service are asked to use the following link: https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/4778909084  The Lakeview Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Fairmont is assisting the family with arrangements.

            Marion Lorraine (Armstrong) Peterson was born on December 29, 1928, in Sioux Valley Township, rural Jackson County, MN, the daughter of L. Earl and Ella W. (Schlapkohl) Armstrong.  At the age of 4, Marion moved with her family to Fairmont where she received her education and graduated from Fairmont High School with the class of 1947.

            Marion held various jobs before enrolling in the inaugural class at Jackson Vocational/Technical College where she earned her bookkeeping degree.  She then worked at various businesses in Fairmont where she worked in bookkeeping and accounting.

            On February 24, 1967, Marion was united in marriage to Harold V. “Skip” Peterson in Fairmont, MN. 

            Marion was a member of the auxiliary of both the Martin County Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1222 and the American Legion Post 36.  She had a passion for golf and spent many perfect summer days on the course at Rose Lake Golf Course where she was also a member.  Marion had a green thumb and loved tending to her flowers and creating beautiful arrangements with things grown in her garden.  Friends and family looked forward to stopping by her home for a visit and to play cards and Marion was sure to have some fresh homemade cookies always on hand.

            Left to cherish her memory are her children, Nancy Starkey and Donald Jorgenson and his wife, Denise; twelve grandchildren; twenty-two great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; and two great-great-great-grandchildren; son-in-law, Duane Murray; as well as many nieces, nephews, extended family, and friends.

            Marion was preceded in death by her parents, L. Earl and Ella Armstrong; husband, Harold “Skip” Peterson; an infant daughter, Renee; son, Jerry Jorgenson; daughter, Jeannie Murray; grandson, Todd Murray; son-in-law, Chet Starkey; brothers, Donald Armstrong and Kenneth Armstrong; and two sisters, Dorothy Pederson and Doris McDonald.