Marcile Marie Peterson, 99, of Eureka, Kansas, formerly of Wamego, passed away Thursday, April 17, 2025, at Greenwood County Hospital.
Marcile was born November 29, 1925, in rural Garden City, Kansas, the daughter of Clyde A. and Violet (Wilks) Sturdevant. She attended several schools in her childhood since her father was a minister for the Church of the Nazarene. She graduated from Elkhart High School in 1944. She then attended Southern Nazarene University in Bethany, Oklahoma, for two years. Marcile then worked for a time in Junction City.
Marcile was a wonderful pianist and played the piano and organ in church from the time she was seven years old.
Marcile’s father married Marcile and Clyde W. Peterson on September 30, 1950, in Gaylord, Kansas. Following fifty-seven years of sharing their lives together, Clyde preceded her in death on November 19, 2007.
They lived in Abilene until 1961 and then moved to Wamego. Marcile began working in the traffic office for the Kansas State University police department and then office manager until her retirement. She moved to Eureka in 2013 to be closer to her son.
In Wamego, Marcile attended the Church of the Nazarene in Manhattan. She was an active member of the community, including the Study Club and the Vermillion F.C.E. After moving to Eureka, she was a member of a quilting club, the Library Club and the Hospital Auxiliary.
Marcile is survived by her son, Don Peterson and his wife, Helen, of Eureka, and her sister-in-law, Janet Peterson. She is also preceded in death by her parents and her daughter, Jane Adams and her husband Wesley.