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Richard Petersen
RICHARD PETERSEN
Martelle
Richard L. Petersen, 77, of Martelle, died Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015. Services will be at a later date. Arrange-ments are with Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Mount Vernon.
Survivors include his wife, Bonita "Bonnie"; daughters, Karen (Darwin) Koutny and Teresa (Brent) Haddad; brothers, Paul Petersen and Dewey Petersen; sister, Lorene Hartwig; grandchildren, Amy, Shawn, Jill, Joseph, Elizabeth, Travis, Traelei, Aaron, Audra and Devon; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Richard was born March 4, 1938, the son of Dewey and Nellie (Hurt) Petersen in Iowa City. He graduated from Martelle High School in 1955. On Aug. 4, 1954, he married Bonita Streeper in Monticello. Richard worked at Wilson's for 35 years and Oral B for 10 years.
He enjoyed fishing, mushroom hunting and drag races. Richard was a volunteer member of Martelle Fire Department for 41 years and enjoyed his twice-a-day meetings of the Old Farts Club.
He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Rodney; daughter, Renee; sisters, Velma and Helen; and brothers, Tommy, Douglas and Fred.
Memorials are suggested to the Martelle Fire Department.
Please share your support and memories with Richard's family on his tribute wall at www.stewartbaxter.com under obituaries.
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