Peters, Ronald Roy (1925-2003)

PETERS, JACOBSEN, ANDERSON, VANDE ZANDE, NIELSON

Posted By: Debbie Greenfield (email)
Date: 11/17/2022 at 11:59:16

Daily Freeman Journal
Webster City, Iowa
Tuesday, January 28, 2003

Ronald R. Peters, 77, Webster City, died Monday, Jan. 27, 2003 at the Hamilton Hospital following a sudden illness. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the First Baptist Church with Rev. Bill Kem officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be at the church from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday and prior to the service Thursday. American Legion Post #191 will conduct graveside military rites. Arrangements were made with the Foster Funeral Home.

Ronald Roy Peters, son of Otto and Anna Jacobsen Peters, was born Nov. 11, 1925 at Avoca. He graduated from Avoca High School. During World War II, he served with the U.S. Army-Infantry in Korea. On June 25, 1950 he married Joan Anderson at St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Williams. The couple resided at Avoca, where he worked with his brother at the Avoca Dairy. The family moved to Webster City in 1954 and he was employed at Morton Frozen Foods at Webster City, Paul Electric at Fort Dodge, and Frigidaire (Electrolux) at Webster City. He retired in 1995.

Mr. Peters is survived by his wife, Joan; sons and daughters-in-law, David Peters of Mason City; Ronald and Diane Peters of Des Moines; daughter and son-in-law, Jeannie and Steve Vande Zande of Webster City; grandchildren, Andrew and Allison Peters; Jennifer and Ryan Vande Zande; brothers, Allen Peters of Sandy, Utah; Vernus, Lyle and Clyde Peters, all of Avoca; Jack Peters of Council Bluffs; several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Randy Peters in 1976; sister, LeEtta Nielson; brother, Arnold Peters.

He was a member of the First Baptist Church, where he served as a church board trustee for many years and was head usher for many years.