St. George, Utah - Gwenevere R "Gwen" Peterson passed away May 3, 2015 at the age of 83. She was born March 14, 1932 in Richfield, Utah to Isaac Glenn and Mary Savage Riddle. She married Dewey Vincent "Vince" Peterson in Richfield, Utah on September 6, 1956. She was raised in Antimony, Utah and spent her youth on her Father's and Mother's ranch. She was a member of the LDS Church. She attended school in Richfield. Gwen worked 18 years for Western Electric, before transferring to Mountain Bell as Consumer Affairs Manager. She retired from US West in 1989 with a combined 36 years of service. In her retirement years, she enjoyed boating at Lake Powell and spending the summer months playing golf in Star Valley, Wyoming with her beloved husband of 56 years. Gwen is survived by her nieces, Wendy Riddle (Milton) Slagowski, Kelly L Riddle and Melissa Riddle Foss. She is also survived by her late husband's eight nieces and nephews: Karlene Warner, Kristine (Von) Glasgow, Kathleen (Allen) Isaac, Stephen (Teresia) Arave, Spencer (Janice) Arave, Susan (Jon) Brewster, Helen (Craig) Woller, and Cindy (Quin) Christinsen. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dewey Vincent Peterson; her brother, Glenn Ro Zeal Riddle; and her nephew, Kevin Riddle. She was known to all as a loving wife, loyal friend and Aunt. Funeral services will be on Saturday, May 9, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Metcalf Mortuary Chapel, 288 West St. George Blvd, St. George, Utah. Viewing will be prior to the services on the Saturday from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Interment will follow at the Tonaquint Cemetery.