Eldon R. Peterson Obituary (1928 - 2006)

ELDON R. "BUD" PETERSON Eldon R. "Bud" Peterson, age 78, of Menomonie, WI died Friday, October 06, 2006 at the Dunn County Health Care Center in Menomonie. He was born March 11, 1928 in the Town of Wilson, Dunn Co., Wisconsin, to Mandus and Anna (Nelson) Peterson. Bud farmed on the home farm and on neighboring farms until moving to Menomonie in 1946. He worked at the Menomonie Brick Company until they closed and then worked at Badger Iron Works until he retired in 1985. Bud was a member of the Pine Creek-New Hope Lutheran Church. He loved music, especially country, old-time and gospel and he enjoyed playing the violin. He liked horses and attended horse pulls around the area. He was also an avid walker. The past 2 � years Bud has resided at the Dun County Health Care Center. Bud is survived by: A brother, Curtis Peterson of Menomonie Nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mandus and Anna Peterson; 4 brothers, Lloyd, Vernon, Donald and Morris Peterson; and 6 sisters, Myrtle Micheels, Norma Johnson, Dorothy Hoover, Ruby Peterson, Minnie Wegan and Lorraine Davis. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 PM Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2006 at Pine Creek-New Hope Lutheran Church in the Town of Wilson, Dunn Co., WI, with Pastor Barbara Koch officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Family and friends are welcome at the church from 12:00 (noon) until the time of the service on Tuesday. In lieu of flowers memorials are suggested to the Pine Creek-New Hope Lutheran Church. To express condolences online, please visit obituaries at www.olsonfh.net