Marilyn Jean Peters

December 6, 1943 - March 7, 2022

Marilyn Jean Peters, age 78, of Alta, Iowa died on March 7, 2022 in Alta. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, March 10, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Alta, Iowa. Burial will be in the Storm Lake Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday, March 9, 2022 from 5-7:00 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in ALTA. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Alta is in charge of arrangements. Marilyn Jean Peters was born December 6, 1943 in Battle Creek, Iowa to Arthur and Gertrude (Butcher) Albers. She was baptized and confirmed in her faith at St. Paul’s Lutheran Midway Church, in rural Battle Creek, Iowa. Most currently, Marilyn was a member of St Paul’s Lutheran Church in Alta, Iowa. Marilyn graduated from Battle Creek High School in 1961 and The National Business College in Sioux City, Iowa in 1962. She worked in Storm Lake and retired from the Buena Vista County Sheriff’s Office after 24 years of service. Marilyn loved spending time with her family, and enjoyed golfing, playing cards, reading, traveling, volunteering, and meeting friends for morning coffee. Left to cherish her memory are her husband, Donald Peters of Alta, Iowa; daughter: Jodi (Tom) Ippolito, and their daughters: Ann Marie and Georgia of Lantana, Texas; step daughters: Angie Peters of Omaha, Nebraska; Wendy Cavazos and her son Aidan of Storm Lake, Iowa; brothers: Marc (Cindy) Albers of Battle Creek, Iowa; Roger (Nancy) Albers of Mapleton, Iowa; brother-in-law: Larry (Joleen) Peters of Rembrandt, Iowa; sister-in-law: Donna Jackson of Culpeper, Virginia; daughter-in-law: Lesa and her husband, Kyle Eddie of Storm Lake, Iowa; grandchildren: AJ (Katelyn) Smith and their children, Brecken and Jax of Storm Lake, Iowa; Jenna (Jordan) Hinkeldey and their children, Lawson and Ryker of Alta, Iowa; MacKenzie (Andrew) Wimmer and their child, Finley of Spirit Lake, Iowa; extended family and friends. Marilyn was preceded in death by her son, Bradley G. Smith and her parents, Arthur and Gertrude Albers.