Obituaries : George Petersen

George Petersen

MT. AUBURN:

George D. Petersen, 74, of Wallingford, IA and formerly of Mt. Auburn, died Wednesday, July 4, 2012 at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo following an extended illness.

A Celebration Of Life Service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, July 9, 2012, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 E. 6th St. in Vinton with Pastor Jim Blair officiating. Private Committal Services will be held. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 5 p.m., on Sunday. A Memorial Fund has been established.

George was born May 25, 1938 at Vinton to Donald Henry and Emily (Patava) Petersen and graduated from Washington High School in Vinton in 1956.

On November 10, 1957 he was united in marriage to Rosemarie Rublack in Garrison.

George farmed in Mt. Auburn with his favorite John Deere tractors until 1981. While living in Mt. Auburn, George enjoyed meeting friends for morning coffee, and riding and racing his Snow Mobile. After moving from Mt. Auburn, he and his wife managed a large egg laying operation near Estherville. When he retired, he and Rosemarie traveled around the country to Antique Shows where they sold glassware and pottery.

He is survived by wife of 54 years, Rosemarie of Wallingford; his children, Diane Petersen of Mt. Auburn, Donald (Shelly) Petersen of Mt. Auburn, Ronald (Toni) Petersen of Loveland, CO, Thomas (Chris) Petersen of Windsor, CO, and Michael (Melissa) Petersen of Ellsworth, WI; twenty grandchildren; one great grandchild; his sister, Carol McGregor of Cedar Rapids; his brother, Richard (Maudie) Petersen of Centralia, IL; and his brother-in-law, Edward Walter of Lime Springs, IA.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and his sister, Faye Walter.

Condolences may be left at: www.phillipsfuneralhomes.com