Ruth Peterson

July 8, 1932 - April 29, 2020

CEDAR FALLS – Ruth Peterson, 87, of Cedar Falls died Wednesday, April 29th at Western Home Communities Windcove. She was born July 8, 1932 in Cedar Falls, Iowa, daughter of Bernard and Gladys (Kielty) Caley. She married James L. Peterson on February 20, 1953 in the First Methodist Parsonage in Cedar Falls. She graduated from Cedar Falls High School in 1950 and the University of Northern Iowa in 1971. She was an elementary school teacher at Irving Elementary in Waterloo for 23 years, retiring in 1995. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Cedar Falls. Survived by: her husband; four children: James C. (Ann) Peterson MD and Scott (Sandra) Peterson, both of Cedar Falls, Rebecca Ingle of Ottumwa, and Mark (Jill) Peterson of Sheffield; 12 grandchildren: Matthew Peterson, Randi (Duez) Henderson, Abbie (Jacob) Anderson, Ben (Emily) Peterson, Ellie (Matthew) Smith, Luke Peterson, Dwight J. (Izzy) Peterson, Samuel Peterson, Cody (Miranda) Ingle, Karolyn Ingle, Hallie (Jordan) Mueth, and Lindsey Peterson; 18 great grandchildren; and a sister, Lois Roberts of Oregon. Preceded in death by: five brothers, John, Donald, William, Richard, and Phillip Caley; and five sisters: Dorothy Ward, Elizabeth Manley, Jean Stokes, Jane Foster, and Barbara Harder. Services: Due to the pandemic, family services will be held at Richardson Funeral Service with burial in Greenwood Cemetery, both in Cedar Falls. Memorials may be directed to Cedar Valley Hospice or the church.