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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 272058
Title: Gerald C. Peterson
Date: 11/29/1940-1/26/2026
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Inscription/Marks: 11/29/1940
Summary: Gerald Curtis Peterson, 85, of Williston, ND, formerly of Wildrose, ND, passed away peacefully on January 26, 2026, at CHI St. Alexius Hospital in Williston, ND. His funeral service was held February 2, 2026, at the Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home Chapel in Tioga, ND. Pastor Steve Anderson officiated. He was laid to rest February 3, 2026, at the Grong Cemetery in Hamlet, ND. Gerald was born on November 29, 1940, to Clara and George Peterson in Powers Lake, ND. He graduated from Wildrose High School in 1958. On June 3, 1961, he married June Dahl. They began their married life on the Dahl farm south of Wildrose. After a few years, they moved to Tioga where they raised their three children. Gerald had a few careers during his life. He began early on working at the Williston airport. He loved airplanes and even had an app on his phone to follow the flight patterns in the sky! He also worked at the gas plant in McGregor, was a truck driver for Northern Tanklines, and then worked for Amerada Hess until he “retired.” His last job was his true love. After helping his entire life on both his father’s and uncle‘s farms, he took over full-time farming on the Peterson Homestead south of Wildrose. He farmed for many years and he loved the land. During this time, he was blessed with many grandchildren who loved going to the farm. They especially loved riding with Grandpa Pete on the tractor, combine, mower, four-wheeler, and golf cart. In 2008, June passed away, which was so hard on him. In 2015 Gerald met a wonderful gal, Mary Herber, from Spearfish, SD. After some long distance “dating,” she moved to the farm with Gerald. They lived on the farm until 2023 before moving to the Arbor House in Williston. Gerald is survived by Mary; his children, Dawn (Cary) Hawkinson of Green Valley, AZ, Cheri Peterson of Parker, CO, (Myles Rosencrans of Tioga, ND), Curt (Megan) Peterson of Velva, ND; grandchildren, Jaden (Noelle Wallwork) and Ashlyn Hawkinson, Ally Nelson, Quintin (Gabby Hummel) and Kinley Peterson, Lexton Smith; sister, Louann Peterson of Anchorage, AK; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins. He was preceded in death by his wife, June Peterson; parents, George and Clara (Netmanger) Peterson.
Red ID: FND_I_79553 Image ID: 554915 Image Notes: FND001 272058

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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