Edwin Donald PETERSON

1935 - 2017  (81 years)

• Name	Edwin Donald PETERSON
  Birth	22 May 1935	Beltrami County, Minnesota
  Gender	Male
  Minnesota Death Certificate	2017-MN-015205
  Death	30 Apr 2017	Otter Tail County, Minnesota
  	Lake Region in Fergus Falls
  Burial	Rindal Cemetery, Underwood, Otter Tail County, Minnesota
  Notes	In the 1953 Bemidji city directory, he is a laborer for the D C Dunham Lumber Co. He lives with his mother and step-father at 1917 Irvine Avenue. In the 1956 directory, he still works for the lumber company but he now lives at 511 West 20th. He is not in the 1958 directory. His obit in the Fergus Falls newspaper: Edwin “Ed” Peterson, 81, formerly of Underwood, presently residing at the PioneerCare, died Sunday, April 30, 2017, at Lake Region Healthcare. He was born on May 22, 1935 in Bemidji the son of Hugo and Eva (Skinner) Peterson. He attended school in Bemidji. As a boy, he and his brother sold newspapers, his slogan was “Only a nickel, half a dime, will keep you reading all the time.” Later he worked in the box factory in Bemidji. On June 23, 1956, he married Darlene Moss at the home of his sister in Bemidji. The couple moved to International Falls, where he worked for the Insulite Plant. In 1967, he moved to California where he worked at Sky Line Manufacturing. He returned in 1971 and worked at Medallion Kitchens until 1985, retiring due to an automobile accident. Ed loved his entire family, and was a teddy bear with a big heart, and drove his grandkids everywhere, enjoying stops at Hardees. He also enjoyed watching his grandkids, cutting wood on the farm, watching all Minnesota sports teams, hunting, fishing, and metal detecting. Preceding him in death by his parents and stepfather Glen Lindsey Sr., two brothers, Hugo Jr. and Gordy, and also by his brother-in-law Gary Tompkins. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Darlene of Underwood, one daughter Julie (Paul) Dimke of Dalton, two grandchildren, Ryan (Dana-fiancee) Johnson of Fergus Falls and Megan (Dennis Lockett) Johnson of Fergus Falls; five great-grandchildren, Andreya, Cyntreya, Darius, Chardanay, and Alizeya. Siblings: Rosetta (Lee) LaDuke of Glyndon, Beverly (Ralph) Kamrowski of Sierra Vista, Arizona, Duane (Ione) Lindsey of Bemidji, Lorraine (Dennis) Montgomery of Bemidji, Glen (Joy) Lindsey of Bemidji, Carol Tompkins of Oklahoma, and sister-in-law Violet Peterson of Bemidji. Interment will be at Rindal Cemetery, rural Underwood.
  Person ID	I7749	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	15 May 2021

  
  

  Father	Hugo Alex PETERSON,   b. Jul 1887, New York d. 27 Sep 1938, Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minnesota (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Eva Adeline SKINNER,   b. 13 May 1910, Minnesota d. 13 Aug 1994, Beltrami County, Minnesota (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	8 Oct 1928	Little Falls, Morrison County, Minnesota
  Family ID	F5882	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	D.A. MOSS
  Family ID	F5886	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Mar 2010