Individual Details
Dorothy Peterson
(January 31, 1924 - September 29, 2006)
Dorothy I. Backes
Sauk Rapids-Foley
Jan. 31, 1924 - Sept. 29, 2006
The Memorial Service celebrating the life of Dorothy I. Backes, age 82, will be 11:00 AM Friday (TODAY), October 6th at Salem Lutheran Church in St. Cloud. Burial will be in Fort Snelling National Cemetery next to her husband, Carl. Dorothy died last Friday at the Foley Nursing Center. A visitation will be from 10:00 AM until the time of service on Friday (TODAY) at the church.
Dorothy was born January 31, 1924 in Milaca to Norbert & Ethel Peterson. She graduated from St. Cloud Teachers College in 1944 and took graduate courses at St. Cloud State University. She taught from 1944 to 1948 in Luverne, Minnesota, Benton District #54 from 1948 to 1954; Benton Rural District #67 from 1954 to 1957; Foley Public School from 1957 to 1989 and substitute taught from 1989 to 2002. She touched the lives of many students through her 58 years of teaching. She married Carl Backes on April 10, 1944. In 1948, the Backes family moved to their dairy farm near Foley. Dorothy was a member of Salem Lutheran Church; Minnesota Education Association, Foley Education Association and National Education Association, St. Cloud Area Retired Teachers Association and was a former 4H leader. During her retirement years, she and Carl enjoyed raising thoroughbred horses and racing them at Canterbury Park. She also enjoyed traveling with her best friend and fellow teacher, Eunice.
She is survived by her children, Konie (Norm) Slipy-Justus, Naples, FL; sons, Carl (Wendy) Backes, Columbus, OH, Thomas (Jackie) Backes, Joplin, MO, and Richard (Michaela) Backes, Sauk Rapids; sisters, Gladys Mathwig, Bloomington, MN, Ruth Robideau, Indianapolis, IN and Marlys (Lyle) Fylstra Milaca, MN; 9 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her parents and husband Carl on March 29, 2003. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the Dorothy I. Backes Memorial Scholarship Fund at the Foley Public School.
Sauk Rapids-Foley
Jan. 31, 1924 - Sept. 29, 2006
The Memorial Service celebrating the life of Dorothy I. Backes, age 82, will be 11:00 AM Friday (TODAY), October 6th at Salem Lutheran Church in St. Cloud. Burial will be in Fort Snelling National Cemetery next to her husband, Carl. Dorothy died last Friday at the Foley Nursing Center. A visitation will be from 10:00 AM until the time of service on Friday (TODAY) at the church.
Dorothy was born January 31, 1924 in Milaca to Norbert & Ethel Peterson. She graduated from St. Cloud Teachers College in 1944 and took graduate courses at St. Cloud State University. She taught from 1944 to 1948 in Luverne, Minnesota, Benton District #54 from 1948 to 1954; Benton Rural District #67 from 1954 to 1957; Foley Public School from 1957 to 1989 and substitute taught from 1989 to 2002. She touched the lives of many students through her 58 years of teaching. She married Carl Backes on April 10, 1944. In 1948, the Backes family moved to their dairy farm near Foley. Dorothy was a member of Salem Lutheran Church; Minnesota Education Association, Foley Education Association and National Education Association, St. Cloud Area Retired Teachers Association and was a former 4H leader. During her retirement years, she and Carl enjoyed raising thoroughbred horses and racing them at Canterbury Park. She also enjoyed traveling with her best friend and fellow teacher, Eunice.
She is survived by her children, Konie (Norm) Slipy-Justus, Naples, FL; sons, Carl (Wendy) Backes, Columbus, OH, Thomas (Jackie) Backes, Joplin, MO, and Richard (Michaela) Backes, Sauk Rapids; sisters, Gladys Mathwig, Bloomington, MN, Ruth Robideau, Indianapolis, IN and Marlys (Lyle) Fylstra Milaca, MN; 9 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her parents and husband Carl on March 29, 2003. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the Dorothy I. Backes Memorial Scholarship Fund at the Foley Public School.
Events
| Birth | January 31, 1924 | Milaca, MN | |||
| Marriage | April 10, 1944 | Carl H. Backes | |||
| Death | September 29, 2006 | Sauk Rapids, MN |
Families
| Spouse | Carl H. Backes (1923 - 2003) |
| Child | Konie Backes |
| Child | Carl Backes |
| Child | Thomas Backes |
| Child | Richard Backes |
| Father | Norbert Peterson (1900 - ) |
| Mother | Ethel |
| Sibling | Marlys Peterson |
| Sibling | Gladys Peterson |
| Sibling | Ruth Peterson |