Carl Peterson

PETERSON, SNOW, MONTGOMERY, WEHRLE, COLLINS-RATLIFF, BIONDI, KINNICK, MALASHKO, JOLLY

Posted By: Ida Morse (email)
Date: 7/28/2006 at 13:47:42

Kuhn Funeral Homes
Earlham, Stuart and Redfield, Iowa

CARL E. PETERSON
Carl “Pete” Peterson passed away May 24, 2005 at Kavanagh House, Des Moines, Iowa. He was 89 years of age.

Carl was born December 7, 1915, in Farmer City, Illinois to Berta Snow Montgomery and Renald Charles Peterson. He grew up in and around Hardin and Marshall counties in Iowa where his grandparents Montgomery resided. In late 1934 he worked with the CCC-the government program to put people to work-most of the work was done in state parks around Iowa. He joined the National Guard in 1938. While working at the Milner Hotel in Des Moines as a “bell boy” he married Mary Isabell Wehrle in 1940 and they had two daughters, Marilyn and Suzanne.

Carl joined the Navy in 1943 and served in the pacific area, Hawaii, Guam, Philippines. He was a radar instructor and taught swimming. He never tired of telling his service stories and his family never tired of hearing them.

He worked for Rock Island Railroad after returning home. In 1946 he began driving a truck, moving to Earlham in 1947 and started Peterson Motor Freight of which he was owner/operator until retirement in 1970’s to become supervisor of operations at Lakeview Golf and Country Club until his retirement from there in late 1980’s. Golfing was his passion but he also enjoyed fishing, playing cards, and watching all sports. He was the best cook in the family. Carl was a former Earlham City Councilman.
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Carl is survived by his wife Mary, daughter Marilyn Collins-Ratliff and husband Allen; grand children - Alyse Biondi of Phoenix, Az; Christopher Biondi (Sandy) of Earlham; Jared Collins of Ogden; Jennifer Peterson of Earlham; and the little loves of his life-great-granddaughters: Jessica and Kayla Biondi, Madeline Kinnick and Alexis Collins; sister Irene Malashko of Chicago, Il; his golfing buddies and other friends.

He was preceded in death by his daughter Suzanne, his parents; brothers Joe and Ray Peterson, sisters Helen Lorraine Jolly and Cecelia Peterson.

Carl was a member of American Legion Post 158 in Earlham; Iowa Golf Superintendent’s Association; Lake View Golf and Country Club.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Earlham Fire Department.

Note: Earlham Cemetery, Earlham, Iowa