Floyd Peterson

Funeral Services for Floyd Henry Peterson , of Glenville, MN, will be held at 1:30 P.M. on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, 2210 East Main, Albert Lea, Minnesota The Reverend Richard Spande will officiate. Interment will be in Hillcrest Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-7 Monday and one hour before services at the funeral home. Floyd died on Friday, February 4, 2011 at St. John's Lutheran Home. He was 83. Floyd Henry Peterson, the son of Carl M. Peterson and Inger Marie Christensen was born February 18, 1927, at home in Stutsman County, Kensal, North Dakota. The family moved to the Tuttle, North Dakota area, where Floyd attended school. His parents left the area moving to Minnesota and Floyd was employed as a hired hand for a neighbor for a number of years. Floyd married and had three sons, Marvin, Gene, and Calvin, and two daughters, Leona and Lucy, while living in North Dakota. Due to needing a better job to support his family, Floyd came to Albert Lea and was given a job at Wilson's where he worked for 30 years. His family stayed in North Dakota and that marriage ended. Later Floyd married Dorothy Lembke. During this time Floyd worked with his father-in-law shearing sheep at night, after working at Wilson's. Children from that marriage are two sons, Richard and Scott, and three daughters, Linda, Loretta and Elaine. This marriage ended. Floyd and Dolores Dawson were married, and he helped raise her three daughter's. They enjoyed having horses and milking cows on the farm Floyd purchased near Glenville, Minnesota. Floyd also enjoyed gardening. This marriage also ended. Floyd enjoyed his music, singing and playing with friends through the years, in various places, camping, jamming and attending Bluegrass/Country/Gospel Festivals, and dancing. He also had a hill on his farm which he called his campground where he enjoyed entertaining friends and family. Floyd was a long-time member
of the Eagles and Moose Clubs which he supported. Floyd was a cowboy at heart! Boots and cowboy hat were his normal attire. Floyd was predeceased by his parents, brother's, Russell and Victor, and sisters, Geneva Witt, and Juanita Peterson. Those surviving from his first family are Marvin, Gene and Calvin Peterson Lockwood of Fargo, ND, Leona Dodge of Washington State, and Lucy Martinek of Kansas. Survivors from his second family are Richard (Rose) Peterson, Scott (Analynn) Peterson, Elaine (Cecil) Learn, all of Albert Lea, Minnesota, Linda (Norman) Moen of Coon Rapids, Minnesota and Loretta Peterson of Hartland, MN, A brother, Clifford Peterson, Lyle, Minnesota, half-brother Frank Peterson, Crystal Bay, Minnesota, half-sisters Mary Severtson and Geneva Ausen of Albert Lea, Minnesota, also Sue Peterson and Louise Brynteson of Minneapolis. Several
grandchildren and great-grandchildren, a special niece Arlene Flanders of Robinson, North Dakota, and other nieces and nephews also survive. Floyd's special friend, Mary Franzen of Titonka, Iowa, has been his encouragement these last years.