Peggy G. Hultgren, age 87, of Fremont; formerly of the Fontanelle/Nickerson area; died Wednesday morning (Mar. 20th) in the A.J. Merrick Manor in Fremont.

Peggy was born on December 24, 1925 in Washington, Nebraska to Arthur and Gertrude (Ostler) Pearce. She grew up in Omaha and graduated from Omaha Tech High School. She also attended Midland Lutheran College.

On October 22, 1948, Peggy was married in Oakland, Nebraska to Clifford W. Hultgren. They lived in Oakland, Fontanelle, and for 25 years in Nickerson. Clifford died in June of 1983. Peggy had worked as the secretary/bookkeeper for the Nickerson Cooperative while her husband had also worked for the co-op.

Peggy was a member of Salem Lutheran Church of Fontanelle where she had been active in it’s WELCA group. She was also active in many of the other church activities including the Sunday School. She was treasurer of the Bingo Club at the Towers as she has been residing in the Stanton Tower.

Peggy was preceded in death in addition to her husband Clifford, by a son Clifford Jr., and a great granddaughter and five sisters.

Survivors: son - Stephen Hultgren and fiancee Susie Dahl of Fremont
daughter – Cynthia and husband David Wriston of Belton, Missouri
9 grandchildren
20 great grandchildren
1 great, great grandson

The funeral service will be 10:30 AM Saturday (March 23, 2013) in the Salem Lutheran Church of Fontanelle with the Rev. Robert Hayden. The committal will follow in Salem Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Church.

Visitation at Ludvigsen Mortuary, Fremont, will be on Friday from 2 to 8 PM, with the family receiving friends from 5 to 7 PM.

online guestbook @ www.ludvigsenmortuary.com

~~~Obituary courtesy of Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~