Ione Peterson, 103 years of age from Minden, NE died on Monday, May 23, 2016 at the Long Term Care Unit of Kearney County Health Services in Minden. Funeral services will be on Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at the Westminster United Presbyterian Church in Minden with Rev. Daniel Davis officiating. Visitation will be one hour before services at the church. Layton-Craig Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Ione was born on January 9, 1913 to John and Hulda (Anderson) Exstrum on a farm near Minden, Nebraska. She grew up in the Minden area and graduated from Minden High School in 1930.

On February 24, 1935 she married Mervin Peterson. They lived on a farm southwest of Minden until 1943 then moved into Minden. In 1965 they moved to Lincoln where they spent twelve years, moving back to Minden in 1977. Mervin passed away in 1983.

Ione was a member of the Westminster United Presbyterian Church in Minden where she taught Sunday school for a number of years, was a member of the Women's Circle and Presbyterian Women. Memorials are suggested to the United Presbyterian Church or the Kearney County Health Services-Hinterlong Unit and Long Term Care.

Survivors include grandson, Matthew Carstenson of Denver and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. She is preceded in death by her son, Kendall and daughter, Janice