Jacquelyn Marie Peterson

Memorials to United Faith Community Church Care-A-Van or The Alzheimer's Association. Jacquelyn “Jackie” Marie Christianna Peterson was born on August 3, 1939 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She was adopted in 1948 at the age of eight by her loving parents, Henry and Dorothy (Riecken) Drews. She grew up in Elkhorn where she attended grade school and graduated from Elkhorn High School in 1958. As a young girl, Jackie often helped her father out around the family farm and developed a fondness for dogs that would last throughout her lifetime. Jackie married Richard Peterson on June 28, 1958 at Bethany Lutheran Church in Elkhorn, Nebraska, and they were blessed with four children. Jackie and Richard raised their family on the same State Street farm in Elkhorn, where Jackie had grown up. Jackie loved her children and stayed at home while they were young. After they started school, she went to work at the Douglas County Annex as a kitchen helper. Eventually the Douglas Country Annex was absorbed by the state and became the Thomas Fitzgerald Veterans’ Home, where Jackie continued to work in the kitchen. She helped out part-time in the nursing home’s canteen before her retirement. She would say that her greatest job, however, was that of “Mom” and “Grandma”. Jackie lived for her children and grandchildren, always supporting them in their activities. She also had a very special spot in her heart for her dog, “BB”. Her family remembers often hearing her say, “Bless your heart!” Jackie loved gladiolus, the color blue, and collecting teddy bears, angels, and anything Native American. She adored country music, especially the singer Marty Robbins, and enjoyed a good slice of apple pie with coffee or a meal at Village Inn. Jackie will be remembered as caring and compassionate, with a thankful heart and an infectious smile. Jackie passed away on Thursday, March 21, 2019 at Premier Estates in Fremont at the age of 79 years, 7 months and 18 days. She was preceded in death by her parents Henry and Dorothy Drews, husband Richard and son Robert. Jackie is survived by son Richard of Fremont; daughter Diane (Patrick) Blacketer of Valley; 13 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and one sister and one brother.

Jacquelyn Marie Peterson

August 3, 1939 - March 21, 2019