Nancy Petterson
August 22, 1953 — October 27, 2019
Nancy R. Petterson, age 66, of rural Jasper, MN, died on Sunday, October 27, 2019, at her home. Funeral services will begin at 2:00 PM Saturday, November 2, 2019 at the Jasper Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jasper. Visitation will be from 6-8:00 PM Friday at the church.
Nancy was born on August 22, 1953, in Carroll, Iowa, to Edward and Florence Eckhoff. She grew up in Le Mars, Iowa and attended Le Mars Community Schools. After her education she moved to Sioux Falls. On October 4, 1980, she married Jeff Petterson in Le Mars. They settled on Jeff’s family’s farm south of Jasper where Nancy raised their two girls. She also worked as a paraprofessional at the Pipestone Area Schools. Nancy was a member of the Jasper Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jasper. She greatly enjoyed gardening, watching birds, and reading.
Survivors include her husband, Jeff of Jasper; daughters: Rachel Petterson of Minneapolis, Minnesota and Alyssa (Brandon) Charbonneau of Glendale, Arizona; siblings: Neil (Mary) Eckhoff, Arvada, CO, and Perry (Joann) Eckhoff of Tea, SD; Jeff’s parents: Omar & Donna Petterson, Canton, SD; brothers-in-law: Mike (Kristi) Petterson, Shindler, South Dakota, and Eric (Tonia) Petterson, Waukee, IA; sister-in-law: Nancy (friend Tim Malloy) Vande Weerd, Sioux Falls, SD; and many other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Ed and Florence Eckhoff.
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