Ralph William Petersen

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FT 1910: Mirage, Kearney, Nebraska, United States - hos forældrene
FT 1920: DeWitt, Saline, Nebraska, United States - hos forældrene

FT 1930: De Witt, Saline, Nebraska, United States
William Peterson, head, M, 47, Denmark, manager, blacksmith
Anna Peterson, Wife, F, 47, Denmark
Christien Peterson, Son, M, 23, Nebraska, labor, blacksmith
Ralph Peterson, Son, M, 21, Nebraska, labor, blacksmitk
Harriet Peterson, Daughter, F, 20, Nebraska, teacher, public school
Ritchard Peterson, Son, M, 16, Nebraska

Nekrolog:
Beatrice Daily Sun, Beatrice, Nebraska, Jan 30, 1993, Page 7
Ralph W. Petersen, 84, DeWitt, died Friday, January 29, 1993 in a Lincoln hospital. He was born June 22, 1908, at Axtell and had lived in De Witt since 1915. He was a 1926 graduate of De Witt High School. He was a co-founder, former vice president, and past chairman of the board of the Petersen Manufacturing Co. of De Witt. He was most recently serving as a consultant to American Tool Companies. He was a member of the De Witt United Methodist Church; past president of the De Witt School Board; past director of the De Witt State Bank; past member of the De Witt Board of Trustees; past member of the Nebraska Association of Commerce and Industry; and past member of the De Witt Civic Club and the DeWitt Library Board.
Survivors: wife, Esther E. Petersen; daughter, Janice Johnson and husband Paul of Taos, N.M.; son, Gary L. Petersen and wife Allison of Lincoln; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brother, Richard H. Petersen and wife Virginia of De Witt; and sister, Harriet Fort of De Witt. He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Ane (Pedersen) Petersen; and brother Chris Petersen.

Nekrolog efter enken:
Esther E. Petersen
Funeral Service: 2:00 P.M. Thursday, January 12, 2006 at the United Methodist Church in DeWitt, NE.
Esther E. Petersen, 97 years of age, of Lincoln, NE., formerly of DeWitt, NE. passed away at the Gateway Manor in Lincoln, NE. Monday afternoon, January 9, 2006. She was born on December 31, 1908 at Ainsworth, NE. and was a 1926 graduate of Ainsworth High School in Ainsworth, NE. She attended Chadron State College in Chadron , NE. and was a 1935 graduate of Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln, NE. and had some further study at the University of Chicago in Chicago, Ill. She taught elementary school in Brown County, in DeWitt, NE., and in Lincoln, NE. before her marriage. She and Ralph W. Petersen were married on June 18, 1939 in Lincoln, NE. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in DeWitt, NE. since 1940, and a former Sunday School teacher and member of the U.M.W. of the church. She was a former member of the DeWitt Book Club and a former Blood Bank Volunteer.
Survivors include her daughter Janice Johnson and her husband Paul of Taos, N.M.; son Gary Petersen and his wife Allison of Walton, NE.; grandchildren and spouses Lee Totman and wife Trisha, Ken Totman and wife Maria, Daniel Petersen and wife Sondra, and Megan Petersen; step grandson and spouse Cleland Johnson and wife Etsuko; 7 great grandchildren and 1 step great grandson; sister in law Harriet Fort of DeWitt, NE.; brother in law Richard Petersen of Lincoln, NE.; special care giver Kathy Liebers of Lincoln, NE.; several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents LeRoy and Ida (McAndrew) Barnes; husband Ralph Petersen (1993); brothers Paul and Dale Barnes; and sister Ruth Modesitt.

Ralph blev gift med Esther E. Barnes den 18. Jun. 1939 i Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA. (Esther E. Barnes blev født den 31. Dec. 1908 i Ainsworth, Brown, Nebraska, USA, døde den 9. Jan. 2006 i Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, USA og blev begravet i De Witt, Saline, Nebraska, USA.)