Detlef Petersen (1853–1934)

PETERSEN, QUARTZ, BAUHARD, PETERSON, ZWINK, MORRISON

Posted By: Michael Petersen (email)
Date: 5/23/2021 at 17:43:30

The death of Detlef Petersen, long time resident of Sherman County, occurred Sunday, June 17 at Redlands, California where he had made his home for the last few years.

He was born July 18, 1853, at Lyons, Iowa and passed this life at the age of 80 years, 10 months and 30 days.

At the age of 25 years he emigrated west to Nebraska, stopping at Loup City and taking a homestead in Sherman County. He married Caroline Quartz in 1879 and they made their home on his homestead, where they lived 41 years, enduring pioneer life at first.

In 1920 they came to California to make their home where they have since resided. In 1929 they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in Nebraska with their children. After which he lived five years making a total 55 years of married life.

He had been troubled for years with gall stones and had been having the Shingles from which he had been recovering, when a bad attack of gall stone trouble came on him again, from which he could not survive.

He was converted to the Christian faith at an early age, enjoying his Bible readings, having read the entire Bible again the last year of his life. He did not attend church the last years of his life because of his inability to hear.

He is survived by his wife, and following children: Emma Bauhard of Arcadia, Ella Petersen of Redlands, Cali., Ida Johnson of North Loup, Eliza Peterson of Brooks, Minn., Lloyd Petersen and Clinton Petersen both of Loup City, Blanch Zwink, Rockville, and Sadie Morrison, El Paso, Texas. Three brothers, H. H. Petersen, Long Beach Calif., A. H. Petersen, Rocky Ford, Colo., and 0. F. Petersen, Monrovia, Calif.

The funeral was held June 21 at 2 o'clock at the Cortner Funeral chapel in Redlands, with Rev. H. C. Slater of The First Methodist church conducting the service. The chapel was filled with beautiful floral offerings. Two hymns, "Nearer My God to Thee", and "God Be With You Til We Meet Again" were sung at the beginning and end of the service.

He was laid away under an Acacia tree in the Masonic section of The Montecito Memorial Park, five miles west of Redlands, a beautiful spot in the foothills over looking the San Bernardino valley.

-Sherman County Times The Ord Quiz, Ord, Nebraska. Thursday, July 5, 1934.