Martin F. Petersen Martin Friederich Petersen, 73, of Denison, Iowa, died May 13, 1973, at the Missouri Valley Hospital. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. May 15 at the Huebner Funeral Home in Denison. The Rev. Ronald Pitkin of the Baptist Church will officiate and burial will be in the Oakland Cemetery, Denison.

Mr. Petersen, born March 4, 1900, at Manning, Iowa, was the son of Peter and Cecilia (Bohnsack) Petersen. He married Cora Belle LeMoine. She died in 1962. He was employed as a janitor at the Denison High School for many years prior to his retirement several years ago.

Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Harry (Beverly) Wendt of Arion, Iowa; a son, Richard of California; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild; four step-grandchildren, and two brothers, Arthur and Carl, both of Denison.
Sioux City Journal, May 15, 1973