This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Peterson, Nye, Nelson, Jespersen Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Eg.2ADE/503 Message Board Post: The Standard Examiner, Sat, June 22, 2002 CLEARFIELD - Muriel Nelson Nye Peterson, age 84, passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2002 at Chancellor Gardens. She was born November 7, 1917 in Mink Creek, Idaho the daughter of Oscar F. and Hedvig Jespersen Nelson. She graduated from Preston High School in 1935. After leaving Idaho she lived in Ogden, eventually moving to Clearfield where she has lived for the past 50 years. Muriel married Joseph F. Nye on August 23, 1945 in Ogden. They were later divorced. She married Merlin R. Peterson on March 12, 1993 in Clearfield. Muriel retired from Hill Air Force Base in 1980 after 30 years of service. She was an active member of the LDS church, holding numerous positions. She and her husband Merlin served a mission for the church in the Sunset Employment Center. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and in her flower garden. Surviving are her husband, Merlin R. Peterson, Grace, ID; one daughter, Kristine Nye (Ed) Craig, Ogden; three grandchildren, and one sister, Gloria Jensen, Preston, ID. Preceded in death by two sisters, one brother, and her parents. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, June 25, 2002 at 11 a.m. at Lindquist"s Layton Mortuary, 1867 No. Fairfield Road. Friends and family may call Tuesday from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m at the mortuary. Interment, Mink Creek, Idaho. The family would like to express their heartfelt thanks to the care givers at Chancellor Gardens and the Utah Heritage Hospice for making Muriel"s last years and days happy and comfortable. In lieu of flowers please send donations to the Utah Heritage Hospice Foundation, 25 South Main #210, Centerville, Utah 84014.