Becky Jo Land, age 79, of River Falls, Wisconsin passed away April 24, 2026 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital. She passed away peacefully surrounded by her friends and family hugs and tears filled the room. It was beautiful.
A visitation, with informal sharing, will be held from 1:00 P.M. – 2:30 P.M. Wednesday, April 29th at Strike Life Tributes, 409 Broadway Street SE, in Isanti, followed by burial in Isanti Union Cemetery.
Becky was born on February 13, 1947 in Pine County, MN to Harry and Jenny (Swanson) Peterson. She attended Columbia Heights High School and Bemidji State University.
On October 12th, 1968 she married Steve Land of Cambridge, MN. They lived in Forest Lake, MN, Amery, WI, Deronda, WI and finally Coon Rapids, MN. She moved to River Falls, WI after the passing of her husband, Steve to be closer to family.
Becky loved gardening, reading, and spending time with family, especially hosting family and friends at her house. She loved cooking for everyone. She especially loved her grandchildren and her best friends, Cathy and Mona. She also loved road trips with her sisters-in-law, Sandy, Denise and Gayle. They went on a road trip every year to Oklahoma to see her sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Cindy and Corey.
Becky is survived by her brother, Jeff and Julie (Pearson) Peterson; son, Todd (Kimberly) Land; daughter, Emily (Matt) Huppert; grandchildren, Amanda, Casey, Torie, Stevie and Ronnie; great-grandchildren, Maxx, Kevin, Lucy, Isla and Hazel; and by other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harry and Jenny Peterson; and her husband, Steve.
Aunt Becky was truly the best! Thanksgiving at her house was a tradition I will cherish. She made everything fun! My kids will always remember the chocolate milk and Emma helping with the whip cream. I will love and miss her forever. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
May she always rest in peace and her relatives know she’s in the comforting hands and care of GOD 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
May the Lord comfort her in eternity. God bless Petey and his family with peace!
I’ll never forget how we met, at the entrance of a dance, walking in together as strangers and leaving as instant friends. Somewhere in that first conversation, we realized this was the first singles dance for both of us plus we had both graduated from Columbia Heights High School. It felt like fate had brought us together. From then on, our nights at the singles lessons and dances were filled with fun and lots of laughter, especially on the rides home. We would replay the night and the characters we met. I will hold so many wonderful memories close to my heart. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
I met Becky at a singles dance and became friends with her through dances and dance lessons. She was fun to dance with and had a line of us waiting to dance with her. Her friendship with dance friends included pot-luck dinners, weekends at a friend’s cabin and weekends boating. She was such a good baker and never disappointed with what she brought in her personalized baking pan. While I hadn’t seen or spoken to Becky in a number of years I have many fond memories of get-togethers with her. My sympathies to Becky’s family.