Norman Herbert Petersen 1933 - 2016

KRAGEL, PETERSEN

Posted By: Connie Swearingen- Volunteer (email)
Date: 7/12/2016 at 22:11:23

Sioux City Journal
26 June 2016

UTE, Iowa | Norman H. Petersen, 83, of Ute died Tuesday, June 21, 2016, at Maple Heights Nursing Home in Mapleton, Iowa.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Ute, with the Rev. Marcus Manley officiating. Burial will be in St. Clair Cemetery. Visitation will be after 5 p.m. Monday, with a prayer service at 7 p.m., at Armstrong Funeral Home in Ute.

Norman Herbert Petersen was born on April 30, 1933, the son of Herbert and Helen (Kragel) Petersen. He moved with his family to Danbury, Iowa, where he started his education at a country school from 1937 to 1939. In 1940, they moved to the present family farm near Ute where Norman farmed right up until this past harvest.

He served his country in the U.S. Navy from Dec. 2, 1952, to Dec. 1, 1956. He was honorably discharged and returned home to continue in his career in agriculture.

Norman was a longtime active member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Ute, having served in most all capacities. Just this year, he was elected and accepted the office of president of the church congregation and later resigned for health reasons. Norman was a common man with a sincere dedication to his faith. He was well respected in the community at large.

Those family members surviving Norman are his sister, Joyce Mordhorst and her husband, Duane of Ute, and their five children, Norman's nieces and nephews and their spouses, Mike and Becky Mordhorst of Ute, Gina and George Hull of Moorhead, Iowa, Pam and Dan Martin of Denison, Iowa, Nancy and Bob Miller of San Antonio, Texas, and John and Maria Mordhorst of Centerville, Va.; and grandnieces and nephews.

Norman was preceded in death by his parents.

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