Vera Peterson

Vera Eileen (Peters) Petersen was born on August 6, 1929, in Gary, SD, to Charles and Arnelda (Johnson) Peters. She grew up and attended country school near Gary. In 1948, she was united in marriage to Wilfred Brogaard. The couple farmed and raised their family near Canby. Vera worked for a time for Swifts. For the last many years, Vera was living in Marshall. She enjoyed playing bingo and visiting local casinos. She also was very fond of her dogs and was a huge Elvis fan. Vera died on Monday, June 18, 2012, at her residence in Marshall. She is survived by her children Linda (and Bill) King of St. Leo, Judy (and Jeff) Hennen of Ghent, Ron Brogaard of Brooklyn Park, grandchildren Tamara, Charise, Amanda, Megan, Jeff and Krystal, eleven great grandchildren, brother Clayton (and Mary Lee) Peters of Marshall and sister Theodora of Glenwood. She was preceded in death by her parents and sister Delores.