Thelma E. Petersen Ellis
February 23, 1927 ~ April 18, 2012
Thelma E. Petersen Ellis, 85 of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, April 18, 2012, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Memorial Services: 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 23, 2012, at Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Cedar Rapids, with a gathering of family and friends one hour prior to the service. Survivors include her life partner, Donald, with whom she spent 52 years; her children, Larry (Joyce) Petersen, Becky Hewitt, Cindy Petersen (Richard), Scott Ellis, Sherri (Duane) Wesbrook, and Lynette (Cris) Fuller; son-in-law, John Frazier; 14 grandchildren; many great grandchildren and great great grandchildren; and her dog, Daisy. Thelma was preceded in death by her parents; Joseph and Wilma Slaymaker; and her daughter, Sandy Frazier.
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i love you mom and i miss you all ready
We love you Mom. You will be in our hearts forever and always.We miss you deeply,rest in peace.
Grandma,
There is nobody else on this earth as special as you are. God may have taken you from this earth, but you will live on in my heart forever. I will look after Papa & Scott and everyone else I can for you. May you rest in peace forever.
I love you Always and Forever!!
Kendra
p.s. thank you for everything you have done for me and taught me through out the years.
Mom ,I want you to know you mean the world to me.Life is gonna be hard without you in it,but you will be here forever in my heart and will continue to guide me with your love and spirit.You were the best mom and you made me who I am today.I love you and miss you.I will always be your baby girl.
I love you Gramma! Thanks for always being there for me, Joey and the girls. Look over Papa now and win it big up in the casino in heaven!! Love you!!!
Mom I love and miss you so much.I know you want the kids to be back home with Jennifer,I will make sure that happens.Rest in Peace now.
We have lost one the best ladies.. It was my honor to call you grandma. Love you
So sorry for your loss, She was a great lady and will live in your hearts forever.
rip going to miss you
What a very special lady that we were lucky enough to call Grandma! you will be missed
Best mother-in-law any one could ask for. Loving, caring,OUR MOM WAS PRICELESS. We loved you dearly rest in peace.
I love you Grandma, and will always miss you. You were the best Grandma anyone could have asked for.
I love you and miss you. You will always be in my heart.
Gramma we all love you so much. You are gonna be missed by everyone you will never be forgotten and will be in our hearts forever! Thank you for everything you have done for me and my kids, and i promise you i will get them all back! Rest in Peace
It hurts that your away now, but it hurts even more to know that I couldn’t tell you goodbye. I will always love you and you will always be in my heart. I miss you Grandma!
Great-Granda, you will be missed dearly, you were the best grandmother any of us could have asked for. I wish you could still be here with us. I’ll try to comfort the rest of the family for you. I love and miss you.
lil man
one day mom told scott not to think she was crazy, but every time they went to tama there was a lil man dressed like a cop that followed them right outside the car. scott said WHAT. she said yea. he has a cop hat, a belt, clothes on and every time we go he is there. it was a reflection from the dash lights.
snow storm
years ago when tama first opened. it was the only casino. there was a snow storm forecasted, but mom and sandy had to go to tama anyway. the snow storm came. it was a blizzard. they got half way home and sandy couldnt see to drve no more. besides it was really slippery. they pulled over and this was before cell phones, so they just sat there. after an hour or so a snow plow or a county worker came and called dad and sandys husband. they had to go out in the blizzard to get them.
blizzard
back when tama was the only casino, there was a blizzard forecast, but mom and sandy went to tama anyway. they got half way home and the weather was so bad they had to pull over. this was before cell phones. so all they could do was sit there. after an hour or so a snowplow or i guess a county truck cause i think even the snowplows werent out. any way he called dad and sandys husband and they had to go out in the blizzard to get them.
Man
when i(cindy) was a kid we had a dog named Man. back in those days papa drank. mom was in bed. papa came home from the bar and Man got out and ran. mom was out in the street with her nightgown and housecoat on yelling “Man Man Man”. papa said “thelma, get in here. out there in your night clothes hollering for a man.”
My heart goes out to all of Thelma’s family. She was such an awesome person and will be greatly missed. Love you all.