Surnames: PETERSEN HORN GILES

----Source: Tribune-Record-Gleaner (Clark County, Wis.) 11/23/1983

Petersen, Donald (1926 - 1983)

Donald Petersen, 57, formerly of Spencer, who had been residing at St. Paul, Minn., died at his home in St. Paul, on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 1983, of an apparent heart attack.

Funeral services were at Rux Funeral Home, Spencer, on Monday, Nov. 21, 1983, at 2 p.m. Rev. Kenneth Barnes officiated and burial was in Veefkind Cemetery.

Donald Petersen was born on Jan. 27, 1926, at Mt. Vernon, S.D. to Carl and Esther (nee Horn) Petersen. He received his education at Veefkind School, graduated from Loyal, Clark County High School in 1944, and attended the UW-River Falls and the University of Minnesota.

He worked for the soil conservation as a design engineer. He had been employed in the Minnesota area for 30 years and in the St. Paul area for the past 15 years. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army European Theatre.

Survivors include his mother, Esther Petersen of Rt. 2, Spencer one brother, Norman Petersen of Spencer and one sister, Mrs. Paul (Margaret) Giles of Eau Claire.

Preceding him in death was his father.

Rux Funeral Home, Spencer, handled arrangements.