Obituary of Delores Mae Collver

Delores Mae Collver age 91 of Cambridge, passed away peacefully at GracePointe Crossings East Care Center attended by family members on September 18, 2015. Delores was born May 10, 1924. Her parents were Archie and Mildred (Anderson) Jernell of Isanti County. She attended Oxlip grade school and later graduated from Cambridge High School. Delores married Donald LeRoy Peterson in 1945 at Oxlip church. Together, they raised three children; Gary (Kathy) Peterson of Long Prairie, MN, Susan Peikert of Arlington, VA and Dale Lee Peterson of North Branch, MN. After her first marriage ended, she later married Lyle Collver with whom she had a son, Kelly (Connie) Collver of Minneapolis. She was blessed with 2 granddaughters; Amy Peterson-Mote and Jennifer Peterson-Cooper both of Georgia and 2 grandsons Cody Collver of Coon Rapids, MN and Tyler Collver of Baxter, MN, and several great and great-great grandchildren. Delores became a step-mother to Colleen Johnson (deceased), Lyle Jr. Collver and step-grandmother to: Leah Anderson, Kimberly Jordan and Joseph Montoye. Also survived by siblings; Jean Christenson of OR, Bruce (Marion) Jernell of Isanti, MN, Patty (Lyle) Devenport of Blaine, MN, Peggy Mulcahy of WA and Dean (Pat) Jernell of Alexandria, MN Delores was preceded in death by her husbands; Donald L. Peterson and Lyle W. Collver, parents, brother Gale Jernell. Delores loved to play cards, especially Cribbage, cooking, country music, dancing and solving crossword puzzles and Crypto Quips.