Edith M. Peterson, nee McKee, beloved wife of the late Walter Peterson; loving mother of Walter (Dee) Peterson Jr., Edie Jerele, Thomas (Karen) Peterson, Yvonne (Richard) Kasper and Kathleen (Mark) Kulczycki; dear grandmother of Wally (Bethany) III, Joe, Ryan, Meagan, Trisha, William, Candace, Natalie, Mitch, Nicholas and Christina. Preceded in death by her parents, Ross and Lois McKee and her brother Earl McKee; fond aunt of Maureen and Mary. Visitation Thursday, 3 to 9 p.m. Funeral Friday Prayers 11:30 a.m. from Sax-Tiedemann Funeral Home & Crematorium, 9568 Belmont Ave., Franklin Park to St. Gertrude Church for Mass 12 Noon. Interment All Saints Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the American Heart Association, 208 S. LaSalle St., Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60604 or the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois, INC., 215 W. Illinois St., #1C, Chicago, IL 60610-4263 would be appreciated. For information please call 847-678-1950 www.sax-tiedemann.com.
