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- Logan Herald Journal
July 11, 2012
Bara Petersen, 90, of Paul, Idaho, passed away in Salt Lake City, Utah, on July 7 after a short illness. She was born in Richmond, Utah, on Oct. 7, 1921, to J. Ray and Irene Nelson Stoddard.
After graduating from North Cache High School in Richmond and attending Utah State University, she worked a short time in Salt Lake City as a nanny. She married Jay Petersen of Hyrum, Utah, on June 7, 1941. They were later sealed in the Logan LDS Temple.
They lived in Hyrum and later moved to Quincy, Wash., in 1954, where they farmed and continued to raise their family. After Jay's death in 1984, she moved to live next to her sister, Cheryl, in Paul, Idaho, where she remained until her passing.
Bara loved to read and debate politics. She loved to dance and tend to her yard and flowers. Most of all she loved to be with her family. She and Cheryl lovingly cared for their mother, Irene, for many years until her passing in 1985. Staying active and independent was very important to her. She considered herself lucky to live in and care for her own home. While living in Arizona in the winter, she even started playing tennis at 61, winning several tournaments. She was a loving mother, sister, aunt, grandmother and friend.
She will be greatly missed by her four children, Brent (Gayla) and Randy (Jeanne) of Quincy, Wash., and Kristine and Suzanne Adkins (Dave) of Salt Lake City, Utah; 10 grandchildren; 16½ great-grandchildren; and sister Cheryl Corless of Paul, Idaho.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Jay, parents and sister, Florence.
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1921 - 2012 (90 years)
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