Elmer Palmer Peterson 1919-1993

PETERSON, HABERMAN, KVANLI, SAKARIASON, BERGER

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 1/15/2013 at 18:57:58

Elmer Peterson
Estherville – Services for Elmer [Palmer] Peterson, 74, of Estherville will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Henry-Olson-Fuhrman Funeral Chapel in Estherville with the Reverend Dr. John Besore III officiating. Interment will follow at the East Side Cemetery in Estherville, with a special military graveside service by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3388 and American Legion Post 91, both of Estherville. He died Sunday, October 17, 1993 at the McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D.

Visitation will be held at the Henry-Olson-Fuhrman Funeral Home in Estherville on Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m.

He was born August 14, 1919 in Estherville, the son of Conrad and Julia (Kvanli) Peterson and received his education in the Perkin, S.D. schools. He graduated from Springfield, S.D. High School. He was united in marriage to Lorena Haberman on May 5, 1951 in Estherville.

He served in the United States Army during World War II, serving in the European Theater. Following his marriage, the couple lived in Estherville, Minnesota and Kansas before returning to Estherville in 1983. He was employed by Peoples Natural Gas for 36 years. He was a member of the Veteran of Foreign Wars Post 3388 of Estherville.

He was survived by his wife, two daughters, Linda Sakariason of Blaine, Minn. and Judy Berger of Cedar Rapids, one brother Marvin Peterson of Springfield and three grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents. (Estherville Daily News, Estherville, IA, October 18, 1993)