Nancy L.

Peterson

Nancy Lynne Peterson, 76 of Sioux City, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, September 29, 2026 at her home, comforted by family.  Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 3, 2026 at Morningside Lutheran Church with Pastor Noah Ruppert and Nancy's son Pastor Paul Peterson officiating.  A private family Interment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.  Visitation, with the family present, will be on Friday, October 2nd at Meyer Brothers Morningside Chapel from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.  

Nancy was born on October 16, 1949, to Leonard and Lucille (Rush) Claboe. She loved to share stories of picking on her sisters growing up and visiting her aunt Jenny, who would speak Norwegian when she didn’t want her listening in on conversations.

In 1970, she met Dwayne Peterson at the enlisted men’s club in Hayward, California where they loved to dance and enjoy music together on their double-dates with her sister Karen and Dwayne’s friend Ron. Nancy and Dwayne were married in August of 1971, and she called him the love of her life, often commenting that he was the one who helped her really understand what family is. Their marriage was blessed by three sons, David, John and Paul, which filled her life with laughter, constant activity, merciless teasing, and the occasional broken bone or mashed potato fight.

Because military life took them all over the country, she held a number of different jobs, but seemed to finally find her calling in CNA work. She felt the most fulfilled in life when she was taking care of other people which began in her home, translated to Matney's and Countryside nursing homes and finally to the hospital at Mercy Medical Center, where she made a lasting impact as well as a lot of meaningful friendships. She retired from Mercy, but not before being the first CNA to receive the Daisy Award, previously reserved only for nurses who demonstrated exceptional care for their patients.

After retirement, she continued to use her gifts caring for grandchildren, who were her pride and joy, and helping with behind-the-scenes church activities at Morningside Lutheran. She especially enjoyed serving in the food pantry, altar guild, and student ministry suppers. She also spent time connecting with other people in Bible studies, keeping her lawn pristine and walking with her friend Sue. She will be remembered for her childlike faith, endless energy and selfless heart, often taking time to ask how everyone else was doing even while fighting her own painful battle with cancer. To no one’s surprise, she handled each treatment and setback much better than expected with a positive outlook and brought joy to all her caretakers.

She is survived by two sisters, Carol and Karen, three sons, David Peterson, John (Lisa) Peterson, and Paul (Charity) Peterson; ten grandchildren: Tyler (Ali), Desiree, Christen (Beth), Jeremiah, Joseph, Colin, Savannah, Bella, Nathan and Emily, and a great-grandson, Stetson with one more on the way along with nieces, nephews, and innumerable friends.

She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, sister, in-laws and an unborn baby she will finally get to meet in heaven.