Gordon Hugo PETERSON

1932 - 2008  (75 years)

• Name	Gordon Hugo PETERSON
  Birth	16 Oct 1932	Beltrami County, Minnesota
  Gender	Male
  Minnesota Birth Certificate	1932-01232
  Minnesota Death Certificate	2008-MN-029964
  Death	13 Oct 2008	Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minnesota
  	Havenwood Care Center
  Burial	Greenwood Cemetery, Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minnesota
  Notes	In the 1951 Bemidji city directory, Gordon is a clerk at the Bemidji Food Market. He lives at home with his mother and step-father at 1917 Irvine Avenue. In the 1956 directory, he and his wife Violet live at 620 W 21st. He is a clerk for the Bemidji Gamble store. In the 1958 directory, he is the assistant manager of the Gamble store. Same in the 1960 directory. Gordon "Gordie" Hugo Peterson, 75, of Bemidji passed away Monday, October 13, 2008, at the Havenwood Care Center, with his family by his side, after a lengthy struggle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP). The celebration of his life was at the Evangelical Covenant Church in Bemidji. Interment was in Greenwood Cemetery in Bemidji. He was born Oct. 16, 1932, to Eva (Skinner) and Hugo Peterson, in Bemidji. As a young boy he sold newspapers and worked at Haaken Lovik Grocery Store to support his family. He attended Bemidji Schools, was class president his junior year, graduating in 1951. He married his high school sweetheart Violet Johnson on April 12, 1952. He then worked at Kenfield Box Factory, Gambles Hardware, Reuter Furniture, and retired from Kordel Furniture. Together they bought their first and only home, where they raised their four children. Faith and family were always most important to Gordy. He drove Sunday school bus, taught Boys Brigade, ushered, helped with several building projects, painted signs, and served on many committees and boards for his church. Gordy spent his life helping others. He was an accomplished athlete who loved sports, playing football, and baseball for the Bemidji Lumberjacks, later pitching for the Bemidji Chiefs. Later in life, Gordy continued playing softball, and enjoyed watching his children and grandchildren in numerous activities. He loved hunting, and fishing, and helped with Fishing Has No Boundaries for several years. Gordy loved visiting with family and friends. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife; Children , Dennis (Nancy) Peterson, Donald (Carol) Peterson, Jeanne (Jeff) Crowser, Janet (Brian) Merschman; 6 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; brothers, Edwin (Darlene) Peterson of Underwood, Duane Lindsey, Glen Lindsey Jr.; sisters, Rosetta (Lee) LaDuke, Beverly (Ralph) Kamrowski of Arizona, Lorraine (Dennis) Montgomery, Carol (Gary) Tompkins of Oklahoma; numerous nieces and nephews, and many friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; step-father, Glen Lindsey Sr. and an infant brother.
  Person ID	I7785	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	11 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	V.C. JOHNSON
  Family ID	F5919	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jun 2010