Viola M. Hart, 92 of Cannon Falls, passed away at Angels Care Center on Saturday evening, March 13, 2010.
Viola M. Hart was born May 23, 1917 in Madison, South Dakota, the daughter of Joseph H. and Mabel H. Beyer. She was united in marriage to Charles J. Peterson on June 2, 1934. Viola was a life-time gardener who had a career as a Nurses' Aide, and then qualified for an L.P.N., a position she held until retirement from the Mineral Springs Sanitarium in Cannon Falls. On September 25, 1966 she married Howard Hart. Viola lived most of her life in Cannon Falls and Red Wing and was active in the Vasa Lutheran Church.
Viola is survived by her son, Charles A. Peterson of Red Wing, her daughter, Grace B. Dyrud (Keith) of St. Paul, and stepchildren, Vicky, Dallas and Monty Hart.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, Charles and Howard, sisters, Violet, Eva, and Genevieve, and brothers, Albert Hurry, Harry, Roy and Paul Beyer. She is survived by brothers, Ray (Betty), Henry (Charlotte), and David, and sisters, Esther Wilson and Margaret Thompson (Eldon). She is survived also by grandchildren, David Hinrichs (Trudy), Lara Mac Lean (John), John (Jeong Ok), Mary, Leah and Lars Dyrud (Mocha), great grandchildren, Richard (Tressa) and Jason Hinrichs, Lauren and Jackson Mac Lean, Euna, Eunji, Finn and Eli Dyrud, and many nieces and nephews.
The family thanks Angels Care Center for the care they provided during Viola's last years.