Leone Effie Peterman

Leone E. Peterman, our dear mother, grandmother, and friend, went to Heaven on December 25, 2011. She was a resident of Bethel Home since July 2009. Leone was born on February 15, 1911 in Union, Iowa to Ralph and Belle (Klink) Rowen. She married Nathan Peterman on November 20, 1929 in Oshkosh. He preceded her in death on August 21, 1965. Leone was proud of her family and looked forward to the annual family reunion, and keeping her family close. Leone was a member of Christ Lutheran Church and was a great help to the quilters, making many lovely quilt designs, and sewing them on her old treadle sewing machine. She was also a member of the Sarah Dorcus Circle. Leone enjoyed playing cards with her dear neighbors and friends, and serving her delicious pies. Leone worked as a waitress at Hotel Raulf and Hotel Athearn, as well as other restaurants in the Oshkosh area. She was the manager of the Tastee Freeze and retired while she was employed in Food Service at UWO Commons. Leone is survived by her daughter, Dorothy Sprague of Appleton; three sons, Nathan (Mary Fay) Peterman of Oshkosh, David Petermann of Green Bay, and Ralph (Mary Jo) Peterman of Brookfield; 21 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; numerous great-great-grandchildren; two daughters-in-law, Joan Peterman and Donna Petermann; two sons-in-law, Ted VandeBerg and Ed Weiler; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by two daughters, Jacqueline Jackie Weiler and Charmaine VandeBerg; two sons, Wayne Petermann and Dale Peterman; a grandson, Paul Weiler; a son-in-law, Harold Sprague; a dear sister, Mildred Beitland; a brother, Virgil Rowen and his wife, Wanda; and a half-sister, Alice Marden. A funeral service for Leone will be held Thursday December 29, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at Konrad-Behlman Funeral Home-Westside, Rev. Tom VandeBerg officiating. Visitation will be held on Thursday at the Lake Pointe Dr. funeral home from 9 a.m. until the service. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. A memorial is being established.

Konrad-Behlman Funeral Home - Westside



100 Lake Pointe Drive
Oshkosh
WI
54904

Thursday, December 29, 2011
9 a.m. - service



Konrad-Behlman Funeral Home - Westside



100 Lake Pointe Drive
Oshkosh
WI
54904

Thursday, December 29, 2011
11:00 a.m.



Riverside Cemetery



1901 Algoma Blvd
Oshkosh
WI
54901