Obituary for John E. Peterson

He was born on February 1, 1931, to Abraham and Hazel Peterson in Houston, MN. On Feb. 7, 1953, he married Helen Graffin. Pete served for 20 years in the United States Air Force and was stationed at Elmendorf Airforce Base, AK; Truax Field, WI; Fairbanks, AK; Bunner Hill, IN; Clovis, NM; Biloxi, MS; Wadena, MN; Adair Air Force Station, OR; and Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA. He retired from the service in 1968 as a Senior Master Sergeant. The family then settled in Stoddard, WI. Pete pursued a second career as an instrumentation technician with the Dairyland Power Cooperative, Genoa, WI.

Pete and Helen went on many trips over the years. They visited numerous scenic western sites including the Tetons, the Grand Canyon, and Crater Lake. On their 50th anniversary, they went to Australia and New Zealand.

Pete was proceeded in death by his parents, step-father Ira Buckbee, Helen, and sisters Eunice Johnson and Edith Brekke. He is survived by his son John II, his daughter-in-law Leslie, and grandson Matthew of Lakewood, CO; son David of La Crosse, WI; sister Genevieve Standfield of Wellington, OH; sister-in-law Elaine Herbison of Eugene, OR; and numerous nieces and nephews and their children.

A memorial service will be held at the Stoddard Community Methodist Church in Stoddard, WI at a later date. Burial will take place in the Stoddard Cemetery.

Online condolences and expressions of sympathy may be offered on this website.

Fredrickson Funeral Homes and Crematory, Woodruff Chapel, is assisting the family.