Mona M. Peterman (1926-2019)

Mona M. Peterman, 92, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019 in Ellsworth. She was born Nov. 8, 1926 in Ellsworth County to William, Sr. and Minnie (Haase) Wachs.
Mona was a lifetime resident of Ellsworth County where she married Clarence Peterman on May 25, 1947. She was a member of the St. Paul Lutheran Church of rural Ellsworth where she was the church organist for 50 years and a member of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League. Mona was a homemaker and site manager for the Ellsworth Senior Center. She was also a 4-H leader and loved playing cards.
Mona is survived by her son, Karl (Paulette) of Altura, Minn.; son, William (Lynette) of Hutchinson; daughter, Susan Klotz (Mark) of Leavenworth; son, Arthur (Shirley) of Coffeyville; son, Gary (Leesa) of Salina; son, David (Cheryl) of Yukon, Okla.; daughter, Pamela Dunaway (Mark) of Olathe; 19 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren; brother, William Wachs, Jr. of Ellsworth; and sisters, Della Ranker of Ellsworth, Alice Bednasek of Holyrood, and Nancy Wachs of Ellsworth.
She was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Clarence.
Visitation is from 1-8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, at Parsons Funeral Home, Ellsworth. Family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m.
Funeral service is at 2 p.m. Saturday, February 23, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, rural Ellsworth.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul Lutheran Church or the Ellsworth Senior Center, in care of Parsons Funeral Home, Box 45, Ellsworth, Kan. 67439.
Condolences may be left at parsonsfh.com