Barbara Peterson

SHERBURN: Barbara Anne Peterson, 84, of Sherburn, Minnesota and formerly of Fairmont,
Minnesota passed away peacefully on Monday morning, March 9, 2026 at the Mayo Clinic
Health System in Mankato, Minnesota.
   A Private Graveside Service will be held per Barbara’s request at Welcome City Cemetery. The
Kramer Family Funeral Home of Sherburn, Trimont and Welcome, Minnesota are in care of
   Barb’s arrangements.
Messages of Sympathy may be sent to the family online at www.kramerfuneralhome.com
Barbara Anne Peterson was born June 4 th , 1941 to Sylvester and Opal Peterson in Fairmont,
Minnesota. The family later moved to Austin, Minnesota where Barabara graduated from high
school. She graduated from college in Iowa and then enjoyed teaching physical education classes
at Humbolt, IA schools for 12 years. She later ran a business with her brother James in Bager, IA
for 15 years before moving to Sherburn, Minnesota to care for her parents. Barabara loved
watching sports, putting puzzles together and anything Elvis. She attended meetings at the
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Blue Earth, Minnesota and enjoyed what she was
learning from the Bible.
   Left to cherish her memory is her brother David Peterson of Fairmont, Minnesota. Barbara was
preceded in death by her parents and her brother, James Peterson.