Margaret Petersen, age 88, of Lowden, Iowa, died December 2, 2009, at Dewitt Community Hospital. Margaret was born June 26, 1921, in Oxford Junction, Iowa, to Arthur and Margaret (Buresh) Leslie. Margaret Married Raymond Petersen October 31, 1951, at Little Brown Church-Nashua--he died in 2005. Margaret attended Oxford Junction Schools and Paris Academy of Beauty in Cedar Rapids. She operated Margaret's Beauty Shop in Lowden from 1952 until retirement in 2005. She was a member of Zion United Church of Christ and American Legion Auxilliary in Lowden. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Friday, December 4, 2009, at Zion United Church Of Christ, Iowa, with Reverend Barbara Muhs officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the church service. Burial will follow at Lowden Cemetery. Margaret was preceded in death by parents, husband and a sister.