Tilman
"Tiny" Peterson, 95
Thief
River Falls - Tilman "Tiny" Peterson, 95, died
on Thursday, September 18, 2003 at Oakland Park
Nursing Home in Thief River Falls.
Funeral
services were held on Saturday, September 20 at
Zion Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls with the
Rev. Dennis Raymond officiating. Casketbearers were
Paul Speilman, John Erickson, Eric Peterson,
Treavor Peterson, Bob Nelson and Les Vigness.
Honorary casketbearers were members of the Zion
Church Properties Board. Interment was in Greenwood
Cemetery in Thief River Falls.
Tilman J.
Peterson was born on February 25, 1908 in Kempton,
N.D., the son of Henry and Johanna (Ives) Peterson.
He was baptized and confirmed at Ebenezer Lutheran
Church in Northwood, N.D., and completed LaSalle
Correspondence School. He entered the United States
Navy on September 12, 1944 and was honorably
discharged on November 11, 1945. He owned and
operated O.P. Electric in Thief River Falls. He was
a master electrician.
On May
24, 1976, he married Helen Horgen. Tilman enjoyed
gardening, hunting and fishing. He was a member of
Zion Lutheran Church and was active on the
Properties Board and Friday morning men's
breakfast. He was also a member of the Thief River
Falls American Legion Ekelund-Holmstrom
Post.
Survivors
include his wife, Helen of Thief River Falls; six
children, Joan (Ervin) Laber of West Fargo, N.D.,
James (Betty) of International Falls; Jeri Yandow
of St. Albans, Vt., Darrell (Marianne) of Dayton,
Tim (Sandra) of Thief River Falls and Margo (Gordy)
Peterson of Thief River Falls; six grandchildren;
one brother, Emil Peterson of Northwood, N.D.; one
sister, Ida Thorstenson of Northwood, N.D.; and
several nieces and nephews.
Tilman
was preceded in death by his parents; brothers,
Engwald, Magnus and Helmer; and sisters, Milla
Peterson, Selma Holweger and Dagny
Conrads.
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