Natalie Heine Peregoy of Newton, Kansas passed away on Sunday, November 26, 2017.
Natalie was born on March 16, 1927 in Bemidji, Minnesota to the Rev. Martin and Frederica Heine. She grew up in Hibbing, MN, where her father was the Pastor of Grace Lutheran Church.
Natalie graduated with a RHD degree from the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry in 1948. She practiced in Austin, Minnesota, Des Moines, Bethesda, Maryland, and Denver, Colorado.
Natalie married Jack Peregoy on New Year’s Eve 1949, with her father officiating at their marriage. Due to her husband’s career, moves became necessary. They enjoyed making lifetime friends and homes in Des Moines, Louisville, Bethesda, Maryland, and Denver. Retirement took them to Rancho Bernardo, CA for 17 years, but family ties brought them to St. Louis and a final move to Newton, KS.
Natalie enjoyed seeing the world with her husband. They traveled to all 50 states, Mexico, Canada, and over 50 overseas countries. They both greatly enjoyed snow skiing which they had the opportunity to do in the Austrian Alps as well on many North American mountain slopes.
Natalie was a spark plug of civic activity in all the communities where she lived. As President of the Meadow Heights Women’s Club, she moved the City of Louisville to use city funds for a community library. During her years in Denver she was Director of Volunteers for a large area served by the Denver Red Cross. She served as a Hospice visitation volunteer with several communities. She was heavily involved as a key volunteer in all of the churches in her lifetime.
Her recent activities involved being a member of the Board representing the residents of the Presbyterian Manor Senior Community in Newton and as the director of the church’s feeding program for the homeless in Newton.
She is survived by her husband Jack; brothers Paul and Herman Heine; her son Spencer (Rhonda) Peregoy; and daughter Kathy (Don) Beverlin. Their family is blessed with six grandchildren Nathan (Jacqui) Peregoy, Jessica (Joel) McClenahan, Sarah (Andrew) Walquist, Anne (Loren) Kurtz, Matthew (Rachel) Beverlin, and Owen Beverlin; and 14 great grandchildren.
Natalie is preceded in death by her parents; sister Helene and brother Fred.
Memorial services will be held at 3:30 P.M., Saturday (December 2, 2017) at the First Presbyterian Church in Newton, Ks. Inurnment will be in Memorial Park in Council Bluff, Iowa.
There will be no visitation or viewing.
A memorial has been established with CASA of Harvey County and First Presbyterian Church in Newton. Contributions may be sent to Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, 120 E. Broadway, Newton, Ks. 67114.
Arrangements are by Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, Newton.