Dorothy Brunner Peterson

Dorothy Brunner Peterson, 96, longtime resident of Brule, WI, died peacefully, Monday, January 18, 2021, at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Superior, WI, February 10, 1924, to William and Edna (Wick) Denston and has lived in the Brule area since 1975.

She was a member of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Lake Nebagamon and its Altar Society Knitters. She was a former member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Iron River.

Dorothy enjoyed needle work such as knitting, Brazilian needle art, and anything artistic. She volunteered her time making many items for hospital and cancer center patients and made the Hardanger altar cloths for St. Anthony’s in Lake Nebagamon and St. Michael’s in Iron River, in memory of her late husbands.

Dorothy also enjoyed gardening and volunteered at Peterson Florist and Greenhouse in Iron River for over 16 years. Above all, Dorothy was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother and will be dearly missed by all.

She is survived by her daughters, Marilyn (James) Murphy, Neenah. WI, Elizabeth (Daniel) Kane, La Crosse, WI, Barbara (Sidney) Soltis, Verona, WI, Dorothy (Randy) Busch, Independence, WI, Jane Brunner, La Crosse, WI, Theresa (Steve) Peyer, Oakdale, MN, Charlene (Dan) Chapman, Rockwall, Tx; sons, Larry (Sharon)  Brunner, Blanchard, OK, Mike Brunner, Watertown, WI, Tom (Paulette) Brunner, Coloma, WI, William Brunner, Brule, WI, Richard Brunner, Burlington, WI, Jerome Brunner, Brule, WI, Christopher (Krisandra) Brunner, Chickasha, Ok, Joe Brunner, Lake Nebagamon, WI, and Mark Brunner, Mt. Horeb, WI; forty-seven grandchildren; seventy-nine great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great-grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her first husband, Roman L. Brunner (1995); her second husband, Raymond Peterson (2005); son, Charles Brunner (2014); daughter-in-law, Lynda Brunner (2020); her parents; and brothers, Everett, and Larry Denston; sister, Dolores Roos; and great-granddaughter, Anne Catherine Murphy.

Visitation will begin at 10:00 AM, Saturday, July 10, 2021, at St. Anthony Catholic Church, 11648 E. County Road B, Lake Nebagamon, and will continue until the 11:00 AM Memorial Mass of Christian Burial with Rev. Fr. Andrew Ricci as celebrant. Interment will be in the Pine Ridge Cemetery in Brule, WI.

For those who are not able to attend, the family will be live streaming Dorothy’s service at https://www.facebook.com/kathy.mcdowell.71 and the full video recording will be published on https://www.kathymcdowellphotography.com/p267211361

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that all contributions be made in Dorothy’s name to Regional Hospice Services Inc., 1913 Beaser Avenue, Ashland, WI 54806.

The Lenroot-Maetzold Funeral Home, 1209 E. 5 ^th Street, Superior, is assisting the family with arrangements. To leave a condolence or sign the guestbook, please visit our website at www.lenroot-maetzold.com .