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- Bio: Elwood "Pete" Peterson, age 90, of Huron, SD, died on Friday, October 14, 2011, at Huron SunQuest Healthcare Center. His committal service with Military Rites by American Legion Raymond-Hart Post #84 of Hitchcock will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 18, at Bonilla Cemetery with a luncheon to follow at Bonilla First Presbyterian Church. His memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 18, at Huron First Presbyterian Church. Visitation with family present will be Monday from 6-8 p.m. at Welter Funeral Home; or Tuesday afternoon one hour prior to the service at the church. Elwood Clinton Peterson, the son of Floyd C. and Maude (Parkinson) Peterson, was born on May 28, 1921, in Bonilla, SD. Elwood attended school and graduated from Bonilla High School in 1939. Elwood entered the U.S. Army on August 11, 1942, and served overseas in the Europe-Africa-Middle Eastern Theater during World War II, and was awarded, among several other medals, the Purple Heart. He was honorably discharged on October 31, 1945. On November 8, 1945, Elwood married LuVerne M. Tollefson in Huron, SD. The couple lived in Bonilla where Elwood worked for two years at the Bonilla School. He later worked for the U.S. Post Office as a rural carrier in Bonilla from 1949-1972 and in Hitchcock from 1972-1982. They moved to Huron in 1990. Elwood was a member of the United Presbyterian Church in Bonilla serving as an elder and represented the state of South Dakota at their general assembly, clerk of Session, choir member, and custodian for many years. He also served on the Bonilla Cemetery Board for 30 years and was the cemetery custodian. After joining the First Presbyterian Church in Huron, Elwood served on several committees, was a choir member, and a Deacon. He was also a member of the Rural Letter Carriers Association serving as an officer on both the District and State level and was awarded a 50 year membership pin in 1999. Elwood was also a member of the American Legion Raymond-Hart Post # 84; Huron Area Senior Center; and the RSVP Silvertones. Grateful for having shared in his life are his wife, LuVerne, of Huron, SD; son, Darel (Barb) Peterson of Huron, SD; daughter, Darla (Doug) Roeber, of Maryville, TN; 6 grandchildren, Patrick (Ellen) Roeber, Karen (Steve) Dunn, Reis (Becca) Roeber, Cherine (Eric) Smith, Cris (Jamie) Peterson, and Chaun (Nickie) Peterson; 11 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews. Elwood was preceded in death by his parents; son, Dale Lynn Peterson in 1958; sister and brother-in-law, Audrey (Orville) Baum; and nephew, Dickie Baum. (Welter Funeral Home, Huron)
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1921 - 2011 (90 år)
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