Patti Ann Peterson (Momenteller), loving wife and mother, passed away at age 85 on Saturday, November 5, 2022, with her family by her side.  Patti was born to Ira and Martha Momenteller on November 6, 1936 in Stockton, Illinois.  She attended high school in Stockton, Rockford, and graduated from Dekalb High School.  She was an esteemed vocalist and performed professionally in her youth.  She married her beloved husband, Gerald Peterson, in 1954 and enjoyed 68 years of marital bliss.  Patti, ever the ambitious woman, became a beautician and opened her own salon in Dekalb, Illinois which she operated for 18 years.  Patti and her family were annual patrons of Blackhawk Campgrounds in Milton, Wisconsin where she made lifelong friends.  She and Gerald relocated to Elkhorn, Wisconsin where together they built a second family business, Peterson's Market Basket, which they operated for 16 years.

She is survived by her husband Gerald Peterson; daughters Sherri Griffin and Tanya Peterson; brother Dennis Momenteller; granddaughters Cassandra Quaglia and Trisha Week; great granddaughter Olivia Sholar; and puppy Harry Potter.

Patti was preceded in death by her parents Ira and Martha Momenteller.

Visitation will be held Saturday, November 12, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Stockton, Illinois.  Funeral services will follow the visitation at 11:00 a.m.

Burial will take place at Ladies Union Cemetery in Stockton, IL with a luncheon to follow.

Father Michael Morrisey will officiate the services.

A memorial has been established in her memory.

Arrangements by Leamons funeral home.  www.leamonfh.com