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Betty Ann Peterson (nee Leitch), died at home after a long illness, on the morning of Nov. 10, 2005, with her daughters beside her. She had lived in Albuquerque since 1997, after her husband's retirement from the U.S. Geological Survey, in Menlo Park, CA. She was an active member of St. Paul Lutheran Church and the Albuquerque Newcomers Club, an enthusiastic participant in Jazzercise, an adventurous world traveler, an accomplished gardener and needleworker, and was trained in Ikebana flower arrangement. As a 37-year survivor of breast cancer, she had mentored many others. Preceding her in death were her husband of 55 years, Donald W. Peterson, and her youngest daughter, Susan Herring. She is survived by her daughter, Karen Peterson and son-in-law, Dwight Frankfather of Oak Park, IL; daughter, Kristine Peterson and son-in-law, Greg Ingwaldson of Albuquerque; son-in-law, Stephen Herring of Tarboro, NC; five grandchildren, Arwen Wilder, Vidrik Frankfather, Peter Herring, Julia and Derek Ingwaldson; a baby great-granddaughter, Ea Liliko'i Eckwall; and her brother and sister-in-law, DeWitt T. and Hazel Leitch of Wilsonville, OR; and is also mourned by a wide circle of friends. Her memorial Service will be held at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1100 Indian School Rd. NE, at 4:00 p.m., Saturday, December 3, 2005. Memorials may be sent to St. Paul Lutheran Church.
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