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Melvin Laverne Petersen

Birth	:	29 Jan 1930 Irene, Clay County, South Dakota, USA
Death	:	10 Jan 2009 Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Greenlawn Cemetery, Uniontown, Stark County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.9782982, -81.4103012
Plot	:	• Block 17 / Lot 3 / Grave 1
Description	:	____________________________________________ YANKTON, SD - Melvin Laverne Petersen, age 78, of Yankton, South Dakota, died Saturday, January 10, 2009, at Avera Yankton Care Center in Yankton. Funeral services were at 10:30 am, on Wednesday, January 14, 2009, at Wintz & Ray Funeral Home in Yankton with Reverend Ralph Egbert officiating. Burial was in the Vangen Lutheran Cemetery in Mission Hill, South Dakota with military honors provided by the Rudolph-Christensen American Legion Post No. 237. Pallbearers were Ben Van Osdel, Barry Van Osdel, Mike Petersen, Tad Petersen, Herb Wounded Head, and Jeremy Bachman. Melvin Laverne Petersen was born January 29, 1930, to... Read More	____________________________________________ YANKTON, SD - Melvin Laverne Petersen, age 78, of Yankton, South Dakota, died Saturday, January 10, 2009, at Avera Yankton Care Center in Yankton. Funeral services were at 10:30 am, on Wednesday, January 14, 2009, at Wintz & Ray Funeral Home in Yankton with Reverend Ralph Egbert officiating. Burial was in the Vangen Lutheran Cemetery in Mission Hill, South Dakota with military honors provided by the Rudolph-Christensen American Legion Post No. 237. Pallbearers were Ben Van Osdel, Barry Van Osdel, Mike Petersen, Tad Petersen, Herb Wounded Head, and Jeremy Bachman. Melvin Laverne Petersen was born January 29, 1930, to John and Gina Eide Petersen in rural Irene, South Dakota. He grew up in the Volin area and attended Clay Valley and Remp Schools. He worked on the family farm until he was drafted into the United States Army on January 16, 1952, to serve in the Korean War. After the war, Melvin returned to South Dakota where he worked for area farmers as a hired hand. In 1966, he started working for the Human Services Center in Yankton until he retired in 1993, 27 years later. He was a member of the Rudolph-Christensen American Legion Post No. 237. He was an avid supporter of Yankton sports. He was always friendly and loved baseball, the Yankees, fishing, and country music. Survivors include his four brothers, Kenneth Petersen (Jane) of Gayville, South Dakota, Orlin Petersen (Dorothy) of Yankton, Clifford Petersen, and Johnny Petersen both of Volin, South Dakota; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Eilene Van Osdel and Grace Johnson. ____________________________________________ ~ SOURCE: Wintz & Ray Funeral Home - Yankton, SD ____________________________________________

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Melvin Laverne Petersen's memorial is located at: Greenlawn Cemetery, Uniontown, Stark County, USA.
When did Melvin Laverne Petersen death?
Melvin Laverne Petersen death on 10 Jan 2009 in Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 40.9782982
Longitude: -81.4103012

Family Members:

Parent

John M. Petersen

(1894 - 1988)

Gina Matilda Eide Petersen

(1891 - 1986)

Siblings

Grace Berniece Eide Johnson

(1912 - 1992)

Kenneth A. Petersen

(1923 - 2014)

(unknow - unknow)

Clifford M. Petersen

(1926 - 2015)

Eilene M. Petersen Van Osdel

(1932 - 2004)

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