MERRY LEE PETERSON, 86 of Harlan died Sunday, October 27, 2024 at Elm Crest Assisted Living in Harlan. A Funeral Service for Merry Peterson will be held on Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 11am at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca.

The family will greet friends from 5-until 7-p.m. Friday, November 1, 2024 at the funeral home.

A private Family Burial will take place in the Shelby Cemetery.

MERRY LEE PETERSON is survived by:

Her Husband: Paul of Harlan

Son: David (Tamara) Peterson of Clarinda

Daughters: Brenda (Cliff) Marts of Ignacio, CO; Janine (LaVern) Fetzer of Amarillo, TX and Jean Mills of Shelby, IA.

Her sister – Joy (Gerald) Christiansen.

16 Grandchildren; 18 Great-grandchildren