Letitia "Tish" A. Peterson

Letitia “Tish” A. Peterson, age 94, of Judson, died Friday, November 10, 2023.

Funeral Service 11:00 a.m., Thursday, November 16, 2023, at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary.  Visitation will be one hour before service on Thursday.  Interment will be in Hebron Cemetery, rural Nicollet.

Letitia was born July 17, 1929, to William and Julia (Welsh) Haws in Tracy, MN.  She moved with her family to Mankato and graduated from Loyola High School in 1946.  She later earned her accounting degree from Mankato State College.  Tish was united in marriage to Charles L. Peterson on July 1, 1977.  Tish had worked for the hospital as a switchboard operator, Mankato Candy Kitchen, and later for the Creative Company in Mankato as a bookkeeper until her retirement. 

Tish was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church, Judson, and had served on the ladies aide.  She volunteered for many years at the Mankato Lutheran Home.  She enjoyed crocheting, traveling with Charles, especially to northern Minnesota fishing at their lake cabin and to Texas and Arizona.

Tish is survived by her husband, Charles Peterson of Judson; son, Maurice (Deborah) Jorgenson; grandson, Brent (Erin) Jorgenson; two great-granddaughters, Anya and Aislin all of Kansas City, Missouri; many nieces, nephews, and extended family.

Tish was preceded in death by her parents; parents-in-law, Leo and Elizabeth Peterson; and seven siblings.