Arthur Stanley PETERSON

1929 - 2002  (72 years)

• Name	Arthur Stanley PETERSON
  Birth	9 Apr 1929	Vining, Otter Tail County, Minnesota
  Gender	Male
  Minnesota Death Certificate	2002-MN-004712
  Death	18 Feb 2002	Battle Lake, Otter Tail County, Minnesota
  	Minnesota Deaths says Fergus Falls
  Burial	First Lutheran Cemetery, Battle Lake, Otter Tail County, Minnesota
  Notes	Mother’s maiden name Floen. His obit: Arthur Stanley Peterson Arthur Stanley Peterson, age 72, of rural Battle Lake, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer Monday evening, February 18, 2002 at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. He was born on April 9, 1929 in rural Vining to Sankey and Alma (Floen) Peterson. He was baptized in Vining and confirmed in the Grue Lutheran Church of rural Ashby. He attended rural School Districts 67 and 1 in Otter Tail County and then continued his education at the Battle Lake Public School until he started farming with his father. In 1955 he entered the U.S. Army, serving two years, and was stationed in Korea. After his discharge he enrolled at the Wahpeton Science School where he studied plumbing. On March 10, 1962, he married Karen M. Stangvik at the First Lutheran Church in Battle Lake. He was employed with Dieseth Construction and then drove milk truck for Harold Miller Trucking. After this, Art and Karen started dairy farming and later grain farmed, and during the summer months he would work road construction with Karold Evavold Construction and Eagle (Jake Henneman) Construction. He enjoyed work, visiting, and was a family man who especially enjoyed his granddaughters. He was a member of the First Lutheran Church and had served on the Church Board. He had also served several years on the Battle Lake Creamery Board and the Clitherall Township Board. He is survived by his wife, Karen; one daughter, Kari (Mark) Miller and granddaughter, Deidre of Battle Lake; one daughter-in-law, Lori Peterson and granddaughter, Samantha of Brandon and granddaughter, Crystal Peterson of Alexandria; five sisters, Corinne (Arthur) Wentzel of Fergus Falls, Francis (Armond) Grage of Fridley, Lucille Eckhardt of Erhard, Marjorie (Virgil) Smith of Dent, and Arlene Carlson of Plymouth; one sister-in-law, Marcella Peterson of Fergus Falls; and by a very special person in Art’s life, Kurt Maethner of Battle Lake. He was preceded in death by one son, Todd in 1988; parents, Sankey and Alma; one brother, Milton; one sister, Alice, and two brothers-in-law, George Eckhardt and Lowell Carlson. Visitation: Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Nilson Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the church. Service: 11 a.m. Saturday at First Lutheran Church in Battle Lake Clergy: Rev. George Dahl Burial: Church Cemetery
  Person ID	I15079	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	5 May 2021

  
  

  Family	Karen Marie STANGVIK,   b. 4 Jul 1940, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota d. 12 Jun 2010, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	10 Mar 1962	Otter Tail County, Minnesota
  Children	1. Todd Arthur PETERSON,   b. 25 Jun 1962, Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota d. 18 Jun 1988, Otter Tail County, Minnesota (Age 25 years)
  Family ID	F11129	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 May 2009