Walter C Petersen

1921 - 2013  (91 years)

• Name	Walter C Petersen  [1, 2]
  Birth	2 Dec 1921	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1981	Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA   [2]
  	Age: 60
  Death	10 Aug 2013	West Hills Rehabilitation Center, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  	Walter C. Petersen Obituary Walter C. Petersen, 91, a resident of Lake City died August 10, 2013 at West Hills Rehabilitation Center, Knoxville, Tennessee after an extended illness. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah to the late Martin and Oralie [Bell] Petersen but had lived in Lake City since 1946. He proudly served in the United States Navy during World War II, aboard the USS Wasp (CV-7) and was on it when it was torpedoed by a Japanese Submarine in the South Pacific, September 15, 1942. He was a past secretary for the Columbia County Tigers Boosters from 1968-1970 and was involved in various other civic clubs over the years. He retired from the V.A. Medical Center after 30 years of service. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather who devoted his time to his family and extended church family at the First Advent Christian Church of Lake City. Survivors include his caring wife of 67 years, Mary Beth Petersen; son, Walter C. (Angie) Petersen Jr. of Knoxville, TN; brother, Gerald A. (Elaine) Petersen of Salt Lake City, UT; grandchildren, Benjamin H. (Annie) Petersen of Sanford, FL and Eric D. (Beth) Petersen of Knoxville, TN; great grandchild, Mary Caroline Petersen of Knoxville, TN A service of remembrance will be held Friday evening, at 7:00 p.m., August 16, 2013 in the chapel of Gateway-Forest Lawn Funeral Home. Graveside services will be conducted Saturday morning, at 10:00 a.m., August 17, 2013 in Memorial Cemetery, Lake City, FL. with Pastor Fred Gaylard officiating and Pastor Tom Amerson assisting. In lieu of flowers the family asks that memorial donations be made in his honor, to the charity of your choice . GATEWAY-FOREST LAWN FUNERAL HOME, 3596 S. U.S. Hwy 441, Lake City, FL 32025. p#(386) 752-1954. Please leave words of comfort for the family online at www.gatewayforestlawn.com - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/lakecityreporter/obituary.aspx?n=Walter-Petersen&pid=166414305#fbLoggedOut
  Person ID	I31120	tng Genealogy

  
  

  Family	Mary Elizabeth Howard,   b. 6 Oct 1921, McAlpin, Suwannee, Florida, USA d. 10 Jun 2014, Ben Atchley State Veterans Home, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA (Age 92 years)
  Children	+ 1. Living
  Family ID	F10764	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 2 Dec 1921 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Residence - Age: 60 - 1981 - Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [S344] Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Issue State: Nebraska; Issue Date: Before 1951. Record for Walter C Petersen http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ssdi&h=94062250&indiv=try http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ssdi&h=94062250&indiv=try [S396] Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;). Record for Walter C Petersen http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uspublicrecords3&h=58476283&indiv=try http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uspublicrecords3&h=58476283&indiv=try