Janice Peterson

Janice Peterson, 79, of Afton died Feb. 9, 2014, at Afton Care Center.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, at Salem Lutheran Church in Creston. The Rev. Ben McIntire will officiate. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery near Afton. Open visitation will be 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday with family present 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Powers Funeral Home, 612 N. Dodge St., Afton. Memorials may be given to Salem Lutheran Church.  Online condolences may be left at www.powersfh.com.

Janice Warrior Peterson, daughter of Clarice Vera (Cowles) and Fred Henry Warrior, was born May 24, 1934, in Afton.

Janice graduated from Afton High School in 1952.

On Nov. 23, 1952, Janice married Roland “Top” Peterson at the Afton Methodist Church. They settled briefly in Afton and moved to Wichita Falls, Texas, in 1953.

While Top served in the Air Force, Janice lived in Wichita Falls, Texas, before they moved to Columbus, Ind. She worked at the Cummins Diesel Production plant for the next three years while living in Columbus.

In 1957, they returned to a farm north of Afton, where Janice was an active farm wife.

In 1973, she began to work as the secretary to the principal until her retirement in May of 1996 after 23 years of service to the East Union School District.

Janice has been a member of Salem Lutheran Church in Creston since 1963 and a former member of Afton Methodist Church and Sunshine Society.

Janice is survived by her husband Roland “Top” Peterson of Afton, son Ron (wife Jean) Peterson of Des Moines, brother Ken (wife Mary Jane) Warrior of Aurora, Colo.; sisters, Marilyn (husband Bill) Kelly of Boise, Idaho, and Carol Smith of Saint Joseph, Mo.; grandchildren, Mallory and Zachary Peterson, Jenny (husband Nick) Bass and Jason Holland; and great-granddaughter Emma Bass.

Janice was preceded in death by her parents.