Peter P. Peterson (1856-1920)

PETERSON, AMDAHL, INGVALL

Posted By: Mark Christian
Date: 9/3/2016 at 21:52:57

From the Roland Record, Roland, Story County, Iowa, Thursday, March 18, 1920.

TWO DEATHS IN FAMILY

A. O. and Peter P. Peterson, brothers, died Thursday

A few hours after he had received the sad news of the death of his brother A. O. Peterson at Boone, Peter P. Peterson was killed by a Rock Island train at Graettinger. Mr. Peterson, who is employed on the section at that place was on the depot platform ready to commence his day's work when he noticed a special coming, of which he had not warned. He succeeded in moving the hand car from track, but in so doing he came in contact with a truck on the platform, thereby throwing him front of the engine and being instantly killed. Mr. Peterson was married to Ragnild Amdahl at Roland about 40 years ago and lived here for a short time afterwards. He lived west of Story City for a short time and then moved to Graettinger where he has lived for the past thirty years.

He leaves besides his wife, a son Peter G. Peterson and a daughter, Mrs. Victor E. Ingval. His wife is a sister of Mrs. K. Danielson and Mrs. Lars Amdahl of this place. Funeral services were held the Lutheran church at Graettinger on Saturday afternoon.

From the Roland Record, Roland, Story County, Iowa, Thursday, March 25, 1920.

OBITUARY

Graettinger Times: Peter P. Peterson was born in Norway March 29, 1856 and died at Graettinger on Thursday, March 11. Hence he was nearly 64 years of age. His parents moved to this country when he was a small boy.

They first located in Wisconsin and later moved to Story county. December 14, 1879, Mr. Peterson was united in marriage to Miss Regnild Amdahl. Shortly after their marriage they moved to Palo Alto county and have resided there ever since. Mr. and Mrs. Peterson were the parents of seven childrn, five of whom died in infancy. Those living are Peter G. Peterson of Waterville, Minnesota and Mrs. Victor Ingvall of Estherville. The deceased is also survived by one grandchild. An only brother passed away four and one-half hours before Mr. Peterson met his sad death.

Mr. Peterson was one of the quiet and unassuming gentlemen of our city. He did not seek the honor and recognition that many strive to attain. He was in every sense of the word a home loving man and at all times attended strictly to his own affairs. He was genial and companionable and always had a pleasant smile and a cheerful greeting for his acquaintances. He did not have the advantages that others enjoy and did not become wealthy, measured from a material point of view, but he laid up treasures of good deeds and kind words that will endear him forever in the hearts of his fellow men and that will, as Christianity teaches, be amply rewarded in that life beyond the grave. He was a loving and dutiful husband, a kind and devoted father and a true and sincere friend. While his death, under such distressing circumstances is sincerely mourned by our community as a whole, yet it is upon those who were near and dear to him upon whom the full weight of anguish must fall. Words alone are of no consolation, nothing but time and a kind Providence can lighten the burden that now rests so heavily upon them. To the heart broken wife and the sorrowing children the Times extends sincere sympathy in the sad and sudden affliction that has befallen them.