Arletta Peterson

Services for Arletta Peterson, 93, of Webster and formerly of Groton will be 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 2nd at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Groton.  Rev. Michael DeKraai will officiate.  Burial will follow in Union Cemetery under the direction of Paetznick-Garness Funeral Chapel, Groton.

Visitation will be held for one hour prior to services at the church.

Arletta passed away August 24, 2025 at Sanford Hospital in Webster.

Arletta Mae was born on February 29, 1932 in Bristol to Albert and Emma Huwe.  She attended school in Bristol, graduating in 1950.  Arletta worked in a restaurant for several years and met her husband, DeWain, at a dance near Waubay Lake.  They were married on April 29, 1951 at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Bristol.  Together they made their home in numerous places in South Dakota.  In 1967, they moved to Minneapolis, near Ft. Snelling, where Arletta worked at Lakeland Industries.  She later was employed at Veteran’s Affairs in the Canteen Office and B. Dalton General Office.  In 1992, the couple moved back to Groton.

Arletta was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Groton and an associate member at St. John’s Lutheran in Webster.  In earlier years, she enjoyed fishing with her husband, baking and decorating cakes.

Celebrating her life are her nieces and nephews, Roylene (Dennis) DeVille, Ronnie Mauritzson, Robert Peterson, John Peterson & Shirley Round, Margaret Peterson & Jeff Fahey, Pat Huwe, Linda Starks, Harry Bradstreet, Dennis Bradstreet, Bonnie Beaton, Joy Knutson, Kimberly (Randy) Saxberg and Randy (Beverly) Sauer.  She is also survived by her adopted family, Suzi (Torrie) Oswald, Ronda Oswald, Samantha, Matt, Anna and Grace Oswald, Eric & Fiona Oswald, Abby & Benjamin Oswald, Tony & Betsy Oleson and Cody & Sierra Oleson.

To greet her in heaven, is her husband, DeWain and special friend, Delbert Leonhardt, her parents, her siblings: Burton (Joyce) Huwe, Dale Huwe, Irene (Norm) Long, Lucille (Roy) Sheldon, Lois (Harry) Bradstreet, Erma (Tommy) Knutson, Nadine (Vern) Sauer, and nieces and nephews: Bonnie (George) Dolney, Robin Sauer, Larry Huwe, Tom Bradstreet, Bruce Knutson, and Kris Knutson.

Casketbearers will be Torrie Oswald, Matt Oswald, Van Kalinoski, Dru Fischgrabe, Geoff Dolney and Wayne Sauer.

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