and Mt. Home, Idaho. After returning to Clinton, IA to raise her family, she worked at Jane Lamb and then Mercy Hospital in insurance and billing.
Resi was an active member of the Lutheran Church of the Atonement for many years, and later became a member of Zion Lutheran Church. She was a member of Alpha Delta Pi and Beta Sigma Phi sororities.
Survivors include her three children; John M. (Terrie Weller Camp) Petersen of Bryant, Iowa, Julia (Ayhan) Alsirt of Aurora, Illinois and James L. Petersen of Loveland, Colorado; grandchildren, Bree Johnson, Kerri Petersen, Steven Shadduck, Laura Shadduck, Connor Petersen, Tyler Petersen and Tiffany Petersen and great-granddaughter, Thea Tomasello.
In addition to her husband, Resi was preceded in death by her parents.
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