Mary Louise Peterman, 94, of Renfrew, Pennsylvania, passed away on September 15, 2017 at the Lowrie House.
She was born March 6, 1923 in Wheeling, West Virginia to the late Henry F. Essig and the late Carrie Waltenbaugh Essig.
She worked as a retail clerk at Montgomery Ward, Murphy Mart, and Ames. Mary was a former member of the First English Lutheran Church. She enjoyed sewing, cooking and gardening.
Mary is survived by one son, John H. Peterman and wife Karen of Renfrew, PA; one daughter, Janet Peterman Frazier and husband Jack of Crossville, TN; seven grandchildren, Diane Frazier and her husband Jeff Geeter, Kimberly Gold and her husband Bob, John Peterman Jr., Bryan Peterman and his wife Mindy, Shelley Winters and her husband Chuck, Amy Maynard and her husband Alan, and Tanya Waterman and her husband Ben Waterman; 11 great grandchildren; four great-great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Vernon L. Peterman Sr. who she married on April 17, 1938 and who passed away on February 13, 2011; one son, Vernon l Peterman, Jr., two sisters, Helen Schall and Freida Farr, and one brother, Henry “Frank” Essig, Jr.
Friends will be received Monday, September 18, 2017 from 11:00 a.m. until the time of the service at 1:00 p.m. at Thompson – Miller Funeral Home, Inc., 124 East North Street Butler, PA with Pastor Kimberly van Driel of First English Lutheran Church, officiating.
Private burial will take place in the Greenlawn Burial Estates.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donation may be made to your church or favorite charity.
Online condolences can be given at www.thompson-miller.com.