California Obituaries, Los Angeles County Submitted by Peggy Hooper This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cagha/index.htm These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter. All persons donating to this site retain the rights to their own work. The Downey Eagle June 19, 1998 Volume 6 Number 17 Friends, family mourn Kathryn C. Peterson DOWNEY-Graveside services were held at Rose Hills Memorial Park on June 13 for Kathryn C. Peterson, a resident of Downey for 45 years and the former owner (with her husband) of the A.C. Peterson Co. of Downey. She was 78, born in Lewis, Colorado, and died at a hospital in Encinitas following a long illness. She had moved from Downey to Carlsbad seven years ago. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arnold C. Peterson. She was an active member of the PTA for many years here, and the Grace Baptist Church and First Baptist Church of Downey. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Terry and Thelma Peterson of Downey; her daughter, Susan De Santis of Tustin; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; and a sister, Merna Shipman of Arizona. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Janis Mc Pheeters. Pastor Marvin Jackson of the Grandview Baptist Church officiated. Burial followed at Rose Hills. Arrangements were by the Risher Montebello Mortuary.