EVA CLEVELAND PETTERSENJune 16, 1924 - August 15, 2009ANDERSON, SCEva Cleveland Pettersen, age 85, of Anderson Place, passed away Saturday, August 15, 2009 at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson.Born in Bay's Water Beach, Nova Scotia on June 16, 1924, Eva became a U.S. citizen in the mid 1960's and lived in Norway, Florida, Wisconsin and South Carolina. Mrs. Pettersen attended North Anderson Baptist Church and was an avid flower gardener.Survivors include her daughters, Nancy Kroll and her husband, Chuck, of Anderson, SC, Anne Mari Peters and her husband, James, of Lannon, WI, and Linda Ingrid Reynolds and her husband, Marty, of Billings, MT; a brother, Neil Cleveland, and his wife, Marie, of Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia; a sister, Betty Hiltz of Halifax, Nova Scotia; seven grandchildren, Greg and Jeff Bauer, David and Kurt Strand, Sheri Polczynski, Justin Rupp, and Randall Reynolds; ten great-grandchildren and one great-great grandson.Eva was predeceased by her parents, Warden Cleveland and Olive Bachman Cleveland; her husband of 63 years, Arne Kron Pettersen; two brothers, Harley and Earl Cleveland and a sister, Marguerite Haines.A Memorial Service will be held at North Anderson Baptist Church on Monday, August 17, 2009 at 11:00 A.M. with Rev. Bill Rigsby officiating.The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the church.The family will be at the home of Nancy Kroll, 207 Elizabeth Lane, Anderson, SC.Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Upstate, 1835 Rogers Road, Anderson, SC 29621 or North Anderson Baptist Church Building Fund, 2308 N. Main Street, Anderson, SC 29621.