Grace Weesner Peterson was born on August 23, 1910 in Darlington, Indiana the daughter of Robert and Mabel (Peebles) Weesner. When she was five years old her family moved to a farm near St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin across the highway from Deer Lake. Besides farming they owned cabins that they rented out by the week to vacationers, many who became their friends and returned year after year. This property is now owned by the Deer Lake Conservatory with no buildings left there. Grace attended the Rooney School for eight years, which is now the St. Croix Town Hall. She rode horse to high school in St. Croix Falls where she graduated in 1928 as the Valedictorian of her class. In 1945 the family moved into St. Croix Falls. Grace worked as the bookkeeper for Simonsen Lumber Company from 1944 until 1975 when she retired. While in St. Croix Falls she was a Sunday School Teacher at the Presbyterian Church for many years. On May 24, 1980 she married a high school classmate, Elmer Peterson and they continued to live in her home in St. Croix Falls. They made a couple trips to Norway and spent some winters in New Mexico. Grace enjoyed poetry and music, playing the organ for many years. She and Elmer built a home in Pondhurst in Amery in 1988. She lived there until 2005 when she moved to Golden Age Manor. Grace passed away at Golden Age Manor on Thursday, July 10, 2014 at the age of 103.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Elmer, brothers Lowell and Erving and one sister Marie. She is survived by two nieces and two nephews and other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be held at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Amery on Monday, July 14, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. There will be visitation for the hour prior to the funeral at the church. Burial will be at the St. Croix Falls Cemetery.