Dennis Eugene Peterson (1944-2020)

PETERSON, NASSEN, SURLS

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 6/21/2020 at 09:28:28

Dennis Peterson, 75, of Mount Vernon, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2020, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha, after a long illness. Visitation: 10 a.m. Saturday, June 27, 2020, at Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Mount Vernon with a Memorial Service beginning at 10:30 a.m. by Celebrant Dawn Stephens. Inurnment: 2 p.m. Saturday, June 27, 2020 at Alden Cemetery, Alden, Iowa.

Survivors include his sister, Kaye (Peterson) Surls; and other family members, Christopher Surls, Dan (Christy) Surls, AJ Surls, Will Surls, Rebeckah Clark, Josh Clark, and Raven Hesseltine-Clark.

Dennis Eugene Peterson was born September 23, 1944, in Webster City, to W. James and Dorothy (Nassen) Peterson. He grew up on a farm near Alden, Iowa, and graduated from the Alden Community High School. After graduation, he lived in Florida, California, and Colorado before returning to Iowa in 1995. He worked at the Salvation Army Store in Marion until he moved to Mount Vernon to become the Property Manager of the Imperial Apartments, a job he thoroughly enjoyed. He also rented a room at Polly’s Antiques in Mount Vernon.