Mattie Jane Bittfield

Former Kenesaw resident, Mattie Jane (Petersen) Bittfield, 94 passed away Sunday, January 27, 2019 at Edgewood Vista, Hastings.



Services will be Friday, February 1, 2019 at 11 am at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Kenesaw with Rev. Paul Duffy officiating. Visitation will be Thursday, January 31, 2019 from 4 pm to 7 pm at the Apfel Funeral Home, Kenesaw. Burial will be in the Kenesaw Cemetery, Kenesaw. Apfel Funeral Home, Kenesaw is in care of the family. Condolences may be sent to the family from www.apfelfuneralhome.com.



Memorials may be given to the family to designated at a later date.



Mattie was born June 27, 1924 to Morton and Henrietta (Christen) Petersen in Hastings, NE. She attended Kenesaw schools and graduated from the Kenesaw High School in 1941. She married Vern Bittfield on January 19, 1947 in Kenesaw, Vern passed away April 6, 1981. She worked for the telephone company during the war then later as a hostess at the Plainsman from 1983 to 1993.



She enjoyed quilting, sewing and reading. She was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Kenesaw, church Ladies Aide and the Kenesaw Cemetery board. She was an honorary member of the Legion Auxiliary Group.



She is survived by her son, Joe (Joan) Bittfield and daughter, Mardi Novak both of Kenesaw, sister-in-law, Bernice Petersen, 5 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren.



She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Vern, grandson Jay Bittfield, three brothers, Jim Petersen, Arvy Petersen and Wayne Petersen, sister, Pete Derauf, a niece and nephew.