Peterson, Keith Clarence (1931 - 2023)

PETERSON, NELSEN, JABLONSKI, MCCARTHY, EVANS, LANGER, WOOSTER, SCHWANINGER, KILLPACK, ERICKSON, JOHNSON

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 4/12/2023 at 23:45:07

Name of deceased: Keith Clarence Peterson

Aged: 91 yrs, 2 mo, 14 days

Residence: Shelby, Shelby County, IA

Born: Dec. 31, 1931; rural Pottawattamie County, IA

Died: March 13, 2023; Myrtue Medical Center, Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Friday, March 17, 2023; Shelby United Lutheran Church, Shelby, IA; burial was in the Shelby Cemetery, Shelby, IA

Survived by: Children, Marlene (spouse, Frank) Nelsen of Avoca, IA, Barb (spouse, Richard) Jablonski of Elkhorn, NE, and Gail (spouse, Robin) Peterson of Shelby, IA; grandchildren, Linsey (spouse, Evan) McCarthy of Avoca, IA, Josh (spouse, Janese) Nelsen of Daphne, AL, Kaylan (spouse, Dylan) Evans of Omaha, NE, Jennifer Jablonski of Omaha, NE, Heidi (spouse, Brandt) Langer of Harlan, IA; Haley (spouse, Justin) Wooster of Harlan, IA, Taylor Peterson of Omaha, NE, and Syndey Peterson (fiancé, Shane Schwaninger) of Shelby, IA; great-grandchildren, Flynn, Kellan and Mara McCarthy of Avoca, IA, Sawyer Evans of Omaha, NE, Easton and Maci Langer of Harlan, IA, Charles Wooster of Harlan, IA, and Brady Nelsen of Daphne, AL; sister, Eileen (spouse, Frank) Killpack of Neola, IA; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Clarence and Violet (nee Erickson) Peterson; wife, Mary Jane Petersen (deceased March 6, 2023)

Education: Graduated from Shelby (IA) High School, Class of 1950; he then attended Dana College in Blair, NE

Religious affiliation: Active member of Shelby Lutheran Church, Shelby, IA

Military service: U. S. Army, Sep. 1952 to March 1954, serving during the Korean war

Marriage: Mary Jane Johnson; Sep. 23, 1956; St. Paul Lutheran Church, Irwin, IA

Employment: Farmed for 58 years

Hobbies/Interests: Enjoyed flying, traveling and finding a new restaurant to experience; enjoyed driving for Election Systems & Software, delivering election equipment

Sources: kjan.com; pauleyjones.com; findagrave.com