PETERSON, ELMER L. - Baxter County, Arkansas | ELMER L. PETERSON - Arkansas Gravestone Photos

Elmer L. PETERSON

Baxter Memorial Gardens Cemetery
Baxter County,
Arkansas

Elmer:
Born: May 31, 1907
Died: November 26, 2003

Evelyn:
Born: June 23, 1906
Died: April 28, 1986

Funeral services for Mr. Elmer L. 'Pete' Peterson, 96, of Mountain Home, will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Roller Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ken Taglauer officiating. Burial will be in Baxter Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from noon until service time Saturday. Mr. Peterson passed away Nov. 26 at Gassville Nursing Center.
Mr. Pete Peterson was born May 31, 1907 at Lemont, Ill. to John and Ellen Christiansen Peterson. He married Evelyn A. Peterson Aug. 24, 1929 at Chicago. Mr. Peterson was a Pullman conductor for the Santa Fe Railroad. They moved to Mountain Home in 1970 from Glen Ellyn, Ill. Mr. Peterson was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church, and he started the Railroad Bowling League at Mountain Home.
Mr. Peterson is survived by one son, Donald Peterson of Rockton, Ill.; one daughter, Barbara Ann Wiggins of Wauconda, Ill.; five grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and close friend Emilie Schmidt of Mountain Home. Mr. Peterson was preceded in death by his parents, wife, two brothers, and four sisters.

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Submitted: 3/13/11 • Approved: 3/16/11 • Last Updated: 9/14/12 • R486393-G486393-S3

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