Sylvia Peterson

Sylvia “Sivy” Peterson,

80, Garrison, died on Sa-

turday, May 18, 2019 at

the Garrison Hospital.

Funeral services will be

held on Thursday at 10:00

am at the First Congrega-

tional Church in Garrison.

Burial will be at the

Garrison City Cemetery.

Visitation will be held

on Wednesday from 5 to 7

at Thompson Funeral

Home in Garrison.

Sylvia was born No-

vember 23, 1938 to

Lamont and Helen (Lewis)

Kurtz south of Garrison in

the Kurtz home at Stevens

Coal Mine. She was bap-

tized at the First Congre-

gational Church in Garris-on. Sylvia was raised on

a farm near Emmet, ND

and educated in the

Roseglen area.

Sylvia married Martin

“Junior” Peterson on No-

vember 28, 1956. They

lived on the Kurtz family

farm for numerous years

before moving into Garris-on. They never had any

children, but they truly

enjoyed the time spent

with their nieces and

nephews. Sivy also en-

joyed playing cards and

being outdoors. Her true

love were cats, especially

her beloved “Annie.”

After the death of her

husband, Junior, Sylvia

took a custodial position

with the City of Garrison.

Her duties were many and

she was very dedicated

and took pride in the

work she did. She worked

very hard up until her re-

tirement. Following her

retirement, Sylvia

remained at home until

declining heath forced her

to move to the Garrison

Memorial Hospital Nurs-

ing Facility in 2017.

Sylvia is survived by:

several nieces and

nephews.

She was preceded in

death by: her parents,

husband Junior Peterson,

1 brother, LaRoy Kurtz, 6

sisters, Murrill Mertz,

Katheleen “Kitty” Peter-

son, Winnafred Wahl,

Leona Ensrude, Lanora

Eslinger, and Thelma

Davenport, special niece

Sharyl (Eslinger) Fix.

To sign the online regis-

ter go to www.garrison

thompson.com