Obit for PETERSON, Carl L. (Butch) (b.1891 d.1978), Watonwan Co., MN ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find the submitter information or other files for this county. FileFormat by Terri--MNArchives Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Judy Submitted: June 2004 ========================================================================= Plaindealer 24 August 1978 Page 2:4 -Obituaries- Butch Peterson dies at age 86 Full military honors are to be accorded to Carl L. “Butch” Peterson in burial ceremonies Friday. Mr. Peterson died in the St. James hospital Tuesday after being in ill health about one month. He was 86. Death was attributed to complications of age and heart failure. Funeral service is at First Lutheran church at 2 p.m. with a family service at 1:45. Rev. Charles Beronius is officiating. Visitation is at Jensen Funeral home from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, until noon on Friday, and at the church one hour prior to services. Peterson was a veteran of World War I, a member of the American Legion, and a partner with his brother Ernest, in operating the Crescent Cafe about 35 years. A baseball player of some renown, he was active in the Southern Minnesota league in the 1920s, enjoyed hunting and fishing and sports of all kinds. He played outfield with St. James in the 1924 and 1927 state amateur baseball tournaments. He was born at St. James on Aug. 29, 1891, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Peterson, attended school here and was married to Anna May Woodard on January 18, 1924. Mrs. Peterson died Dec. 5, 1972. Survivors include his brother, Ernest, a sister, Mrs. Mattie Olson, nieces and nephews. Five brothers and a sister preceded him in death. Burial is in Mt. Hope cemetery.