Iletta Hammer Peterson

Iletta J. Hammer Peterson

TAYLOR - Iletta J. Hammer Peterson, 93, passed away Saturday, January 13, 2001.

Iletta was born July 27, 1907 in Ammon, Idaho, the daughter of Jasper John and Sarah Bartlett Hammer. She was reared in Ammon, Idaho and in 1924 moved to Taylor, graduated from Weber County High School, and worked for Ogden Knitting Company. On June 8, 1938, she married Hyrum Vivian Peterson in the Salt Lake Temple who preceded her in death on March 10, 1999.

She was an active member of the LDS church where she served in the Presidency of Mutual and Primary, Sunday School Teacher, organist and chorister of Relief Society and Primary, and a Visiting Teacher. She was a member of Camp 41 of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers.

Her interests included flower gardening, hand embroidery, reading, and cooking. She loved to play the piano and organ and in her early years loved to dance.

She is survived by two sons, Vernon (Ida) Peterson, Mukilteo, WA; Brent Peterson, Roy, UT; one daughter, Linda (Roger) Cummings, Clinton, UT; and four grandchildren, Ryan, Mondie, and Jennifer Peterson, WA; and Kimberlee Cummings, Clinton.

She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, and was privileged to live longer than any of her nine brothers and sisters.
VisitationTaylor Ward Chapel
2200 So. 4300 West
Taylor, UT 84401
January 18, 2001
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
ServiceTaylor Ward Chapel
2200 So. 4300 West
Taylor, UT 84401
January 18, 2001
11:00 AM
CemeteryWest Weber Cemetery
4592 West 950 North
West Weber, UT 84404
January 18, 2001