Janice C. Peterson, 77, died on Monday, March 2, 2015. She was born Janice Christine Nelson to Arthur William Nelson and Elvira Viola Skomars in Duluth, Minn. She graduated from Two Harbors High School.
Janice married Joe Burkholder in Two Harbors, Minn. They had three children, Paul, Gale and Joyce. They lived in Winnemucca, Nev., Utah and Texas. They later divorced.
Janice started as a phone operator in Winnemucca, Nev. When they closed the office there she transferred to Boise, Idaho. She retired from US West October 1997. She also pursued her desire to get a bachelor degree in accounting in 1997. For her graduation present, Paul took her on a hot air balloon ride.
She met and married Marshall Butner in November 1988. They built their retirement dream home in New Meadows, Idaho, where they lived together until his death. Janice gained two daughters, Julie and Jennifer, who she loved very much.
She met Kermit Peterson in 2008 and after dating several years they married in 2013. They were both very active in their church and enjoyed entertaining family and friends on weekends.
Among her many interests she loved to run, having run in many races, including a race in Austria with Marshall. She enjoyed the hiking club in McCall, travel and volunteering.
She is survived by her husband, Kermit Peterson; son, Paul Burkholder (Irene); daughters, Gale Phillips and Joyce Danehower (Tim); step daughters; Julie Sider (Art) and Jennifer Adamson (Steve); Kermit's children, Cristi Heins (Greg), Kip Darrin (Maureen), and Konnel Peterson; and sister, Myrna Ginder (Gene). She had 11 grandchildren, Daniel Kirk (Tanniel), Stephanie Makulinski, Jennifer Coffman (Nick), Daniel Phillips, Joshua, Joseph, Jamie, Jesse, Ali Danehower, Kayley Sider, and Marshall Adamson; and two great grand-children, Vaughn Makulinski and Jayden Kirk; and numerous nieces and one nephew.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Marshall Butner, and grand-daughter, Faith Danehower.
Funeral services where held on Saturday, March 7, at 1 p.m. at the McCall Community Congregational Church with visitation the day prior on Friday, March 6 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Heikkila Funeral Chapel. Interment took place Saturday, March 7 at 3 p.m. at the Meadows Valley. Funeral Services are under the direction of the Heikkila Funeral Chapel, McCall, Idaho.
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