Pvt Company B, 9th Infantry, 2nd Division WWI
Born November 9, 1887 in Aspinwall
Died April 13, 1965 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Burial Maplewood Cemetery, Luverne, Minnesota
Wife Alma Pauline (Petersen) Petersen
Son of Jurgen and Mary Petersen
Siblings: Fritz, Carl, Florence, Mamie, William, and 1 half-sister, Bertha Wenzel
GEORGE A. PETERSEN
Hardwick, Minnesota
Funeral services for George A. Petersen, 77, who died Tuesday at a Sioux Falls
hospital, were held Friday at Zion Lutheran Church.
The Rev. John Klemp officiated and burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne,
Minnesota. The Luverne American Legion and the V.F.W. had charge of graveside
rites. Mr. Petersen was a veteran of World War I.
Mr. Petersen was born November 9, 1887, in Aspinwall, Iowa. He went to Manning,
Iowa, and later to Rock County, Minnesota. He married Alma Pauline Petersen at Manning, October 31, 1923.
Mr. Petersen was manager of a grain elevator here for 30 years and he retired
in 1945. Since that time he worked in a feed store.
Survivors include the widow; a daughter, Mrs. Bruce Rock of Seattle, Washington;
two sons, Judson of Hardwick and Richard of Dell Rapids, South Dakota; two
sisters, Mrs. John Hagedorn of Hardwick and Mrs. Herman Hagedorn of St. Paul,
and nine grandchildren.
Sioux City Journal April 18, 1965
GEORGE PETERSEN
Hardwick, Minnesota
Funeral services for George Andrew Petersen, 77, will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Zion Lutheran Church. He died Tuesday.
Born November 9, 1887, in Aspinwall, Iowa. He was married October 31, 1923, in
Manning, Iowa, to Alma Pauline Petersen. He came to Hardwick in 1912 and was
manager of a grain elevator for 30 years until his retirement in 1945.
Since then he had been associated with a son in the operation of a
feed store. He served as a councilman and school board member at Hardwick.
Survivors are the widow; two sons, Judson, Hardwick, and Richard, Dell Rapids; a daughter, and nine grandchildren.
Argus Leader April 4, 1965