Erma Peterson Hoggatt, 95, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Sunday, July 22, 2012, at the Allen County Hospital. She was a resident of Windsor Place. Erma was born July 26, 1916, in Iola, the daughter of William Ernest and Mary Ellen Barsch Peterson. She grew up in Iola and graduated from Iola High School. Erma married Harry Vernis Hoggatt September 11, 1937. He preceded her in death in 1993. Erma worked for many years in the office of Dr. Lyle F. Schmaus. She was a life long member of Trinity United Methodist Church and Superintendent of the Childrens Sunday School, an active member of United Methodist Women, Beta Sigma Phi, Medical Assistants, Sunflower Quilt Guild and the Allen County Hospital Auxiliary. She was also preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, Ted, Karl and Beryl Peterson and two sisters, Opal Peterson Kincheloe and Alma Peterson Dobbs. She is survived by her niece caretakers Clyde and Marilyn Kincheloe Manbeck and Ken and Jane Kincheloe Saferite along with fourteen other nieces and nephews. VISITATION: 7:00-8:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 24, 2012, at the Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Chapel in Iola. FUNERAL SERVICE: 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 25, 2012, at the Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Chapel in Iola. BURIAL: Highland Cemetery, Iola, Kansas MEMORIAL: Trinity United Methodist Church Memorial gifts may be left with the Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel of Iola, which is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences for the family may be left on this website, www.iolafuneral.com.