Harold O. PETERSON

PETERSON, BUTTS, FIELDING, FAIRCHILD, FOLKERS, KIRCHMAN, HANSEN

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 3/17/2010 at 11:32:36

October 15, 1916 – January 3, 2010

Memorial Services for 93 year old Harold O. Peterson of Hampton, Iowa will be held Thursday at 1:30 P.M. at the Sietsema Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton, Iowa. Inurnment will be in the Hampton Cemetery in Hampton, Iowa, at a later date. Rev. David Bernhardt will be Officiating.

Harold O. Peterson, 93, of Hampton, Iowa, passed away January 3, 2010, at his home in Hampton, Iowa. He was born October 15, 1916, in Dows, Iowa, to Elmer O. and Mille J. (Hansen) Peterson. Harold attended the Dows Community School. He served his country in the United States Army and was a veteran of WWII. Harold was united in marriage to Marion Kirchman on February 14, 1950, in Hampton, Iowa. He worked as a farmer throughout his life, mostly raising dairy cattle on a farm four miles north of Hampton, in later years he sold the dairy stock and farmed crops and beef cattle. Harold was a member of the American Legion Post 0658 in Latimer, Iowa. He enjoyed watching the Iowa Hawkeyes and gardening. Harold also enjoyed reading westerns, newspapers and magazines.

He is survived by his four daughters Roseanne & husband Fred Butts of Tacoma, Washington, Millicent & husband Terry Fielding of Hampton, Janet Peterson of Hampton and Clara & husband David Fairchild of Story City, aunt Evelyn & husband John Folkers of Cedar Falls, four grandsons Fred & wife Christina Butts of Seattle, Washington, Dennis Butts of Tacoma, Washington, Matthew Fielding of Cedar Rapids and Andy Fielding of Hampton and great grandson Akim Butts. Harold was preceded in death by his parents, wife Marion, two brothers, four sisters and grandson Eric Fielding.

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