Gordon Petesch

PETESCH, DEICHELBOHRER, TEBBE, MAHER, HERRIG

Posted By: Barbara Gehlsen Nugent (email)
Date: 7/31/2011 at 15:26:19

Quad Cities Obituaries, Apr 7, 2010, on-line

GORDON PETESCH

BELLEVUE, Iowa - Gordon J. Petesch, 93, of Bellevue, died Sunday, April 4, 2010, at Mill Valley Care Center.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, April 9, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Bellevue. Burial will be in the Parish Cemetery, where full military rites will be accorded by American Legion Post #273. Visitation for Gordon will be held from 4 to 7 pm. Thursday evening at the Kingery Funeral Home and again Friday morning after 9:30 a.m. until procession to the church.

Gordon was born September 27, 1916, in Bellevue, the son of Louis and Mary (Deichelbohrer) Petesch. He married Bendina Tebbe on June 3, 1941, in Springbrook. She passed away August 3, 2008.

He served the United States Army during World War II. Gordon proudly farmed most of his adult life. He was a member of the American Legion and St. Joseph Catholic Church. Gordon enjoyed working, playing cards and spending time with his family. He will be deeply missed.

Those left to honor his memory include a son, Daniel Petesch, of Bellevue; a daughter, Mary (Kevin) Maher, of DeWitt; three grandchildren, Ryan (Melisa), Brandon (Trista), and Benjamin Maher; three great-grandchildren, Jacob, Brooke, and Nicole Maher; a sister, Vera Herrig, of Bellevue; two brothers, Roland Petesch, of Bellevue, and Ronald (Lois) Petesch, of Hanover, Illinois, and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents and wife. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.kingeryfuneralhome.com.