Margaret Doudna Peterson

Margaret Doudna Peterson, age 92, passed away peacefully On February 15, 2016, while resting at Neuvant Nursing Home in Lawrence.
She was born in Boise, Idaho, on May 12, 1923, to Louis Ross and Martha Eliza Steffensen Brokaw. She spent her childhood years in Pocatello, Idaho. After graduating from Stockton, California, High School in 1940, she worked as a bookkeeper for Ralston Purina Company for three years.
She married Joe Doudna September 21, 1946, in Des Moines, IA; settling in Earlville, Iowa, where they raised a family of four daughters.
In 1974, they moved to Lawrence, Kansas. Margaret worked for Brown Cargo Van as a book keeper. In 1977, they retired to country living in Ozawkie, Kansas.
After Joe’s passing in 1990, Margaret met her second husband, Loyd Peterson, and they married on July 18, 1993, in Ozawkie, Kansas. Margaret and Loyd enjoyed the next 21 years together traveling and dancing West Coast Swing, until Loyd’s passing in 2014.
Margaret is survived by three daughters – Joda Doudna of DeSoto, KS; Cheryl Slaugh of Olathe, KS; and Jackie Colamarino of Lawrence, KS; 6 grandchildren, and 17 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be 10:00 Am Saturday, February 20, at The Barnett Family Funeral Home the family will receive friends one hour prior to services. Burial will follow at the Pleasant View Cemetery in Oskaloosa. Memorial donations may be made to the organization of the donor’s choice sent in care of the funeral home PO Box 602 Oskaloosa, KS 66066. Online condolences may be made at barnettfamilyfh.com