Hubert "Pete" T. Petersen
December 6, 1917 - March 17, 2014
Hubert T. 'Pete' Petersen, age 96, of Fremont
died Monday morning (March 17, 2014)
in Nye Legacy, Fremont.
He was born to Alfred and Clara (Petersen) Petersen on December 6, 1917 in Herman, Nebraska and grew up on the farm there. In his younger years, he went to Brush, Colorado where he attended school, followed by attending an aviation school in Baltimore, Maryland.
In 1942, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps where he was an aircraft mechanic. He saw duty in India and China, and was discharged in 1946 as a Technical Sergeant. Following his military service he came to Fremont and went to work in the auto body shop of Adams Motors. Then he was employed in the body shop of Nick Neff Motors, and in 1959, he opened his own Petersen Body Shop, retiring in 1992.
He was a member of Peace Lutheran Church.
On January 16, 1943, he was married in Blair to Eulella Schjodt. This past January 16, was their 71st anniversary.
Survivors: wife Eulella "Lou'
2 daughters Mary Kay and husband Dennis Hennings of Omaha
Sharon and husband Wayne Francis of Fremont
2 sons Richard and wife Linda Petersen of Omaha
David and wife Kelli Petersen of Omaha
11 grandchildren Chris and wife Jaimie Petersen, Mike Petersen, Tyler Petersen,
Tracy and husband Shawn Gillespie, Jaimee and husband Bret Martin,
Jennifer and husband Edd Baye, Jeff and wife Kirsten Hennings,
Jeremy and wife Jill Francis, Tim and wife Amber Francis,
Katie and husband Oscar Duran, and Trevor Petersen.
12 great grandchildren
Hubert was preceded in death by his brother Arnold and 2 sisters, Elna and Violet.
The funeral service will be 10:30 AM Friday (March 21, 2014) in Peace Lutheran Church (east of the bypass at E. Highway 30 & County Rd. 26 - 2102 N. County Rd. 26). The committal will be in the Blair Cemetery (Blair, Nebraska). Memorials are suggested to Peace Lutheran Church. Visitation at the Ludvigsen Mortuary will be on Thursday from 2 to 8 PM, with the family present from 6 to 8 PM.
online guestbook @ www.ludvigsenmortuary.com
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