Howard P. "Pete" Petersen 1935-2012

PETERSEN KINNEY DELANEY

Posted By: Connie Swearingen-Volunteer (email)
Date: 1/1/2013 at 21:46:41

Sioux City Journal
27 December 2012

Howard P. "Pete" Petersen, 77, of Sioux City passed away Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012, at a Sioux City hospital.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Church of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Cremation will take place after services. Graveside services will be at a later date. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m. and a vigil at 7 p.m., at Meyer Brothers Morningside Chapel. Online condolences can be directed to meyerbroschapels.com.

Pete was born the son of Arnold and Mary (Kinney) Petersen on Oct. 25, 1935, in Oklahoma. He graduated from Anthon High School and later from South Dakota State University with a degree in agriculture. He served in the Army reserves ROTC program while in college and completed his active duty service in Oklahoma.

Pete married Lucy Delaney on Nov. 1, 1974, in Elk Point, S.D. He lived in Sioux City for the past 38 years. He worked for Goodyear and Graham Goodyear for many years and was currently employed at Menards.

Pete enjoyed being a handyman with remodeling and woodworking. He liked John Deere tractors, readin, and his iPad.

He was a member of Church of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

Pete is survived by his wife, Lucy Petersen of Sioux City; children, Paul (Annette) Petersen of Bartlesville, Okla., James (Patty) Petersen of Paris, Tenn., Matthew (Nadine) Petersen of Florida, Timothy Topf of Omaha, Neb., Deb Ulven of Sioux City, and Dan (Carina) Topf of Sioux City; one sister, Ann (Denis) Bernaciak of Ivanhoe, Minn.; 15 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and one son, Mike.