Twila J. Petersen

Twila J. Petersen

1931 to 2013

Twila J. Petersen, 81, died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, at Golden Living Center-Meadowbrook in Rapid City, S.D.

Twila was born on June 1, 1931 in Carleton, Neb., to Amos B. and Anna L. (Dirks) Hoffert. The family frequently moved around eastern Nebraska during her childhood years. Twila’s dad worked for a farmer and then got a job for the Sioux Army Depot near Potter doing construction work. The family moved to Potter in the early 1940’s. She graduated from Potter High School in 1949. In 1951, Twila started working at Sioux Army Depot doing clerical work for several...