Roger O. Peterson

Roger O. Peterson, 79 of Baltic died Friday, February 22, 2019 at the Dells Nursing and Rehab Center in Dell Rapids.

Funeral services will begin at 10:30AM Friday, March 1, 2019 at East Nidaros Lutheran Church, rural Baltic.  Visitation will be from 5-7:00 PM Thursday at the Minnehaha Funeral Home, Baltic.  Burial will be in the East Nidaros Lutheran Cemetery.  Memorials may be directed to the East Nidaros Lutheran Cemetery Fund.

Roger Oren Peterson was born September 18, 1939 in Sioux Falls to parents Juden and Beatrice (Wallin) Peterson.  He grew up in the Baltic area and attended Dell Rapids and Baltic Public Schools.

Roger married Jacqueline Obselo December 7, 1957 in Pipestone, Minnesota.  He later married Virginia Lee Angle July 25, 1970.

Roger worked as a journeyman electrician in various cities in South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, Illinois and then in Baltic since 1986.  In Illinois he owned and operated Peterson Electric.

Grateful for having shared his life are his sons, Robert (Suzie) Peterson, Brighton, Colorado and Russell (Melody) Peterson, Cassia, Florida; grandchildren, Michael (Melissa) Peterson,  Amy Wehde, David (Alyssa) Peterson, and  Lisa Peterson; great grandchildren, Anna and Blake Peterson, Cody Schultz, Zachary Peterson, Jordynlynn, Skylar, and Kendrick Wehde; and Payton and Garrett Peterson; his siblings, Juden (Ethel) Peterson, Wade (Janice) Peterson, Robin Peterson and Judy Garner.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Lee on August 22, 2018; grandparents and parents.

Memorials may be directed to the East Nidaros Lutheran Cemetery Fund.