Doris Peterson

Doris M. Peterson, age 92 of Sauk Centre, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday, January 15, 2026, at Cura Care Center of Melrose, Minnesota.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Mark Botzet officiating. Interment will be on Thursday, January 22 at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Camp Ripley, Minnesota. 

Visitation will be from 9 to 10:45 a.m. Wednesday at the church in Sauk Centre.

Doris Marie Bussmann was born on July 18, 1933, to Bernard and Elizabeth (Wenker) Bussmann. She graduated from Melrose High School in 1950. Doris worked at the Melrose Beacon for 24 years. On August 28, 1956, she married her first husband, Reuben Weiner. She later married her second husband, Charles Peterson, on June 29, 1974. Following their marriage, the couple moved to Racine, Wisconsin, where they lived until 1990, before relocating to Sauk Centre.

Doris was an active member of the American Legion Auxiliary, serving as 6th District President from 1973 to 1974. She was also a member of VFW Auxiliary Posts 2853 and 4018, as well as the 4018 Cabane #415.

She enjoyed gardening, putting puzzles together and baking. She also enjoyed volunteering at the VA in St. Cloud and the American Legion in Sauk Centre.

Survivors include her step-children, Steven (Mary Lou) Peterson, and Kristine (Nick) Fuster; six step-grandchildren, Jeff and Amy Phillips, Kari and John Peterson, Regine and Lulu Fuster; one step-great-grandson, Julian Rosello; brother, Bernard (Tillie) Bussmann of Melrose; sister-in-law, Darlene Bussmann of Melrose; and brother-in-law, Vic Goebel of Freeport.

Doris was preceded in death by her first husband, Reuben Weiner and second husband, Charles Peterson; her parents; step-daughter, Karen Peterson; sisters and brother, Anna Mae (Jim) Morrison, Cecilia (Donovan) Hansen, Bernice (Clarence) Theiler, Rita (Jerome) Poepping, Lorraine (Jack) Kraker, Eddie Bussmann, and Betty Lou Goebel.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred.