Peters, Matthew Dean 1955-2011

PETERS, MONROE, BLAIR, WENTZ, KLINNERT, GODDING, CHALOOUPKA

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Matthew Dean Peters

DawsonMatt, 55, died Thursday. Survived by his wife Virginia (Ginnie), son Jason Peters (Natalie) of Belleville, IL; Daughter Dr. Jessica Peters of Elizabeth, CO; two grandchildren, Noah and Zoe; parents Dean and Dorothy Peters of Perry; sister Dee Peters and husband Don Wentz of Santa Fe, NM. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Grace Lutheran Church, 23932 Meadow Rd., Adel. Visitation will be at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry, Tuesday after noon with the family present 5 to 8 p.m. Memorials are suggested to the Dawson Fire Dept. or to his church and may be left at Hastings Funeral Home. ~ The Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa Mon 16 May 2011.
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Birth: May 30, 1955
Guthrie Center
Guthrie County
Iowa, USA
Death: May 12, 2011
Redfield
Dallas County
Iowa, USA

Matthew Dean Peters, son of Harry "Dean" Peters and Dorothy Elizabeth Monroe Peters, was born May 30, 1955, in Guthrie Center, IA, and died May 12, 2011, in Redfield, IA, at the age of 55.

A service was held at 11 a.m. Wed., May 18, 2011, at Grace Lutheran Church in Adel, IA. Words of comfort were provided by Pastor Bill Bernau of Grace Lutheran Church. Music was provided by pianist Michael Cooper and congregational singing was led by Suzanne Hegarty. Prior to the burial at Prairie Center Cemetery in rural Dawson, church members served a lunch. Casket bearers were the Dawson Fire Dept.: Bill Kempf, Scott Cooper, Mike Heinz, Pat Eastman, Billy Carpenter, David Barkley, Eldon Eastman, Joel Heinz, Chris James, Kevin Kern, Wendy Cooper, and Julie Holland. Hastings Funeral Home in Perry was in charge of the service.

Matt started school in Dawson, IA, transferring to the Perry Community Schools during middle school. He graduated from Perry High School in 1973. After receiving his associate degree in law enforcement at DMACC, he married his high school sweetheart, Virginia "Ginnie" Blair, on Dec. 27, 1975. They made their home on a family farm near Dawson and were blessed with two children, Jason and Jessica. Matt loved his family dearly and instilled in his children his values, his meticulousness, patience, work ethic, and love of animals (and animals loved him).

Matt was a volunteer firefighter and first responder for the Dawson Fire Dept. for many years. He and Ginnie were members of Grace Lutheran Church in Adel. As a family, they liked to camp, fish, and just be outdoors. They were fortunate to travel extensively, but he was particularly fond of Australia.

Matt was preceded in death by his grandparents. He is survived by his wife Virginia "Ginnie" Peters of Dawson; his son Jason Peters and wife Natalie of Belleville, IL; daughter Dr. Jessica Peters of Elizabeth, CO; two grandchildren: Noah and Zoe; and his parents, Dean and Dorothy Peters. He is also survived by his sister, Dee Peters and her husband Don Wentz of Santa Fe, NM; nephews Mike Klinnert, and Brent Klinnert and wife Michelle; niece Krista Godding and husband Isaiah; his aunts: Mary Ann Monroe of Parker, CO, and Dorothy Chaloupka of Amarillo, TX; mother-in-law Oriet Blair of Webster City, IA; sister-in-law Jacquelin Klinnert and husband John of Underwood, MN; other relatives and many, many friends.

Burial:
Pleasant Hill Cemetery of Lincoln Township
Dallas County Iowa, USA

Created by: Connie
Record added: Feb 16, 2014
Find A Grave Memorial# 125216608
Added by: Connie ~ Find A Grave