Marcene Diane Munson

Marcene Diane Munson passed away on December, 9, 2022, after a long illness.  She was born at home on October 20, 1941, to Alton and Helen Hildestad Peterson. Marcene attended Lanesboro High School and graduated in 1959. She began employment in Minneapolis, Minn., after graduation and moved to Colorado in 1962.  On September 21, 1963, she married David Munson. They moved to Concord, Calif., where she volunteered at her local church.  She began work at Chevron Corporation in 1983 and retired in 1999. Her position prior to retiring was as the corporate reserve analyst who reported to the CEO. Marcene loved to cook, read and work in her flower gardens. She and David traveled extensively to New York, Florida, Japan, Mexico, Europe, Alaska, the Caribbean Islands and Hawaii. 

Survivors include her husband David, three grandchildren: Andy and Amy Harris of California and Jolyn Munson-Ring of Illinois, a brother Lee Peterson of Lanesboro, Minn.; sisters Donna Kieffer of Bloomington, Minn., Joanne Keefe of Chatfield, Minn., Carol (Peter) Person of Nashville, Tenn., Julie Bothun of Mansfield, Tex., and Rebecca (Paul) Ask of College Station, Tex.

Marcene was preceded in death by her daughter Christy Harris in May 2014 and her daughter Catherine Munson-Ring in December 2004, her parents, her brother Alan Peterson, and three nephews: Erick P. Person, Peter N. Chiglo III, and Jesse Peterson.  

A memorial gathering is being planned in Lanesboro, Minn. at a later date.