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123. REV. GERALD MERWIN⁵ PETERSON (GENEVA ARVELLA⁴ MINDER, KENNER COLLINS³, BENJAMIN², JOHN¹)⁵¹⁶ was born 15 February 1925 in Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota ⁵¹⁷. He married (1) MARION CHARLOTTE MOORE⁵¹⁸ 25 March 1944 in Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota ⁵¹⁹, daughter of GEORGE MOORE and MARY ZIGNEGO. She was born 23 March 1924 in El Paso Township, Pierce County, Wisconsin ⁵²⁰, and died 31 May 1983 in Hutsonville, Illinois ⁵²¹. He married (2) MAVIS ETHEL DOUGHARTY⁵²² 21 March 1963 in Houston, Harris County, Texas ⁵²³, daughter of JAMES DOUGHARTY and OLA YOUNG. She was born 01 September 1935 in Grant, Allen Parish, Louisiana ⁵²⁴, and died 16 January 1999 in Menomonie, Dunn County, Wisconsin.

Notes for REV. GERALD MERWIN PETERSON:
Gerald "Bud" Merwin the second child of Henry Edgar and Geneva Arvella (Minder) Peterson was born in Red Wing, Minnesota on 15 February 1925. His older brother, Lloyd, called him his buddy, not being able to say brother. That was shortened to Bud and thus he got his nickname.

Bud is short in stature and is bald headed. He's been known to say that a person can't have it all! He also has the Peterson sense of humor and loves to tell jokes.

In his youth he had back surgery.

He married Marion Charlotte Moore the daughter of George and Mary (Zignego) Moore on 25 March 1944. They had one child, a son

Bud worked as a construction worker as a bridge painter for many years. Working mostly in the Chicago area but also in Minnesota and Texas.

Bud and family moved to Dubuque, Iowa where Bud opened a shoe repair shop. While living in Dubuque he and Marion were divorced.

He remarried on 21 March 1963 in Houston, Texas, Mavis Ethel (Dougharty) DeSpain the daughter of James Henry and Ola (Young) Dougharty. Mavis had been married before and had two young daughters, Leah Annette and Darla Monette who were adopted by Bud. He and Mavis have a daughter, Barbara Jean.

This new family moved to Red Wing, Minnesota where Bud worked as a painter. They then moved to Maquoketa, Iowa where Bud opened another shoe repair shop and founded a United Pentecostal Church which he pastored until 1971.

They moved to Ellsworth, Wisconsin where Bud purchased a shoe repair shop and he became the pastor of the United Pentecostal Church.

At the young age of 48 Bud suffered a heart attack while in the pulpit preaching to his congregration. He could no longer fix shoes so he turned his business over to his son, Blake. The shop later closed and Bud was able to get the contract for the East End post office, which Mavis ran until they moved from Ellsworth in 1988.

Bud had a five by pass heart surgery in the fall of 1988. He and Mavis had moved to the village of Pepin and lived there for a few years and then they moved to Menomonie, Wisconsin where Bud again pastored. He retired this past year because of health reasons.

Bud loves to fish. For years he had a camper and boat. He would go fishing whenever he got the opportunity.

Notes for MARION CHARLOTTE MOORE:
Bud and Marion were married in Red Wing, Minnesota 25 March 1944. They were divorced in 1961.

Red Wing Republican Eagle, 2 June 1983: Marion Medlen, 60, Hutsonville, Illinois, died there May 31, 1983. Born March 23, 1923, in El Paso, Wisconsin, she was the daughter of George and Mary Moore. She grew up in Red Wing and graduated from Red Wing High School. She married LaVaughn Medlen in Illinois. She is survived by two sons, Blake Peterson of Red Wing and Joseph Medlen of Hutsonville; two grandsons, Donald and James Peterson of Red Wing: an uncle, Willis Zignego of Red wing: three aunts, Delores and Helen Zignego of Red Wing and Lavina Helmke of Moorehead: a niece, a nephew and cousins. Her parents and a brother, Wallace Moore, Sr. preceded her in death. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Goodvine Funeral Home in Flatrock, Illinois. Burial will be in a Flatrock cemetery.

Notes for MAVIS ETHEL DOUGHARTY:
Mavis Ethel Dougharty was born to James Henry and Ola (Young) Dougharty on 1 September 1935 in Grant, Allen Parish, Louisiana.

She attended Bible College in Tupelo, Mississippi where she met and married her first husband, Lewis DeSpain. They had two daughters, Leah Annette and Darla Monette. She and Lewis were divorced when Darla was small.

She married Gerald Merwin Peterson in Houston, Texas on 21 March 1963 and moved with Bud to Red Wing, Minnesota.

Mavis has been a licensed minister with the United Pentecostal Church, Int. for many years.

She has always been active in her church, teaching Bible Studies, holding prayer meetings, Ladies Auxiliary president for her section, a Sunday School teacher and pastor's wife. A person always feels at home when they visit. They are offered something to drink or a meal. But this past year and a half has been trying for Mavis as she suffered with bone cancer and osteoperosseous. She is cancer free as of March 1998. But her a tumor on her spine left her with no feeling in her legs and she resided in the Dunn County Nursing Home in Menomonie, Wisconsin until six weeks before her death. Her daughter, Monette took a leave of absence from her job in California and came home to take care of her mother. Mavis got to spend her remaining days on earth in her own home. She passed away on Saturday, 16 January 1999 , at 6:30 p.m. with her daughters, Annette and Monette, standing beside her bed singing to her.

Funeral services were on Friday, 22 January 1999 at the Stanton-Goodrich-Rhiel Funeral Home in Menomonie, Wisconsin, at 1:30 p.m. with Rev. Joe Hemstock officiating. Evelyn Maki was the organist with Loison Kast (her grandson) singing and playing a song that he wrote for his grandmother, and Daniel Godwin sang a song about a little Sunday School boy and his teacher, Mavis was Daniel's Sunday School teacher when he was a little boy. The pallbearers were: Leon Payne, Joel Peterson, Philip Peterson, Scott Shilts, Jeff Shilts and Scott Jacobs. Burial will be in the spring at Evergreen Cemetery in Menomonie, Wisconsin.

Mavis loves to crochet and has made many an afaghan for newly weds.

Child of GERALD PETERSON and MARION MOORE is:

219.

BLAKE MERWIN⁶ PETERSON, b. 18 February 1945, Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota.

Children of GERALD PETERSON and MAVIS DOUGHARTY are:

ii.

LEAH ANNETTE⁶ PETERSON, b. 05 March 1956, Passadena, Texas; Adopted child.

Notes for LEAH ANNETTE PETERSON:
Leah Annette was born to Lewis and Mavis (Dougharty) DeSpain on 5 March 1956 in Passadena, Texas and was adopted by Gerald Peterson in the 1960's.

She married David Laurel Kast the son of Lewis Laurel and Helen Leona (Anderson) Kast who was born 5 January 1951 in Excelsior, Wisconsin. They have two sons: Loison David Whitacker born 3 April 1983 and Logan Derleth Daughtery born 2 February 1986 in Lancaster, Wisconsin. They live in Boscobel, Wisconsin.

iii.

DARLA MONETTE PETERSON, b. 07 November 1958, Houston, Harris County, Texas; Adopted child.

Notes for DARLA MONETTE PETERSON:
Darla Monette the daughter of Lewis and Mavis (Dougharty) DeSpain was born in Houston, Texas, on 7 November 1958 and was adopted by Gerald Peterson.

She married Robert William Anderson the son of George F. and Annette Louise (Fitzl) Anderson on 26 June 1974 in River Falls, Wisconsin. They have a daughter, Ivory Mistell born 16 January 1980 in Baldwin, Wisconsin. Bobby and Monette were divorced on 8 May 1984.

Monette remarried on 4 August 1984 in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. She married Gerald Leroy Shilts the son of Everett Lyle and Veronica Nickafora (Ponzarski) Shilts. He was born 8 July 1936 in Stanley, Wisconsin. They did not have children and are now divorced.

Two years ago Monette married for the third time, Robert Morgan. They live in Lower Lake, California.

iv.

BARBARA JEAN PETERSON⁵²⁴, b. 24 March 1966, Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa ⁵²⁵; m. MICHAEL JON SCHUESSLER⁵²⁶, 10 January 1997, Menomonie, Dunn County, Wisconsin⁵²⁶; b. 24 April 1968, Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota⁵²⁶.

Notes for BARBARA JEAN PETERSON:
Barbara Jean Peterson, the only natural child of Gerald and Mavis (Dougharty) Pererson, she has two half-sisters, who were adopted by Gerald. She was born in Maquoketa, Iowa and lived there until 1971 when the family moved to Ellsworth, Wisconsin. She attended school in Ellsworth and graduated in May of 1984 from Ellswoth Senior High School. She later attended Red Wing Technical College, and graduated in 1992 as a practical nurse. She now lives in Menomonie, Wisconsin and works at the Durand Nursing Home as a nurse.

Marriage Notes for BARBARA PETERSON and MICHAEL SCHUESSLER:
Michael Jon Schuessler and Barbara Jean Peterson were married 10 January 1997, they were divorced later that year. .

124. CLARK HOLLIS⁵ PETERSON (GENEVA ARVELLA⁴ MINDER, KENNER COLLINS³, BENJAMIN², JOHN¹)⁵²⁶ was born 19 January 1927 in Salem Township, Pierce County, Wisconsin ⁵²⁷, and died 28 May 1989 in Chappell Hill, Texas ⁵²⁸. He married MARY ELIZABETH JONES⁵²⁸ 03 June 1944 in Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota ⁵²⁹, daughter of CLYDE JONES and MAE JENNINGS. She was born 02 December 1925 in Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa ⁵³⁰.

Notes for CLARK HOLLIS PETERSON:
Clark "Pete" Hollis the third child born to Henry Edgar and Geneva Arvella (Minder) Peterson, was born at home on 19 January 1927, in Salem Township, Wisconsin. Clark was called, Hollis, by his family and later his friends gave him the nickname of "Pete."

He married Mary Elizabeth Jones on 3 June 1944 in Red Wing, Minnesota. Mary the daughter of Clyde and Mae (Jennings) Jones was born in Iowa on 2 December 1925. She and Hollis have five children, three girls and two boys.

They lived in Red Wing when their first four children were born and moved to Texas in the early 1950's. Their last child was born in Houston where they lived for many years. They lived a short time in Oklahoma, Wisconsin and Missouri and then moved back to Texas to live.

Hollis worked in budget and fiscal while in the Army and as a salesman after he left the service.

On Memorial Day weekend in 1989 Hollis died at his home at the early age of 62 from heart problems. He is buried in Chappell Hill, Texas at the Masonic Cemetery.

Pierce County Herald: Clark Hollis "Pete" Peterson, Route 1, Chappell Hill, Texas, died Sunday, May 28, 1989, at his home in Chappell Hill. He was 62. He was born January 19, 1927, in Salem Township, Pierce County, the son of Henry E. and Geneva (Minder) Peterson. On June 3, 1944, Peterson was married to Mary E. Jones in Red Wing, Minnesota. He served in the U.S. Army in WWII and re-enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife, Mary E. Peterson of Chappell Hill; sons and daughter-in-law, Daniel H. and and Peggy Peterson of Houston and Jeffrey C. and Patricia Peterson of Jefferson City, Missouri; daughters and sons-in-law, Cheryl Lewing of Georgetown, Texas, Hollie Johnson of Lenexa, Kansas, and Debbie and Larry Ellerbe of Chappell Hill; 11 grandchildren; brothers and sisters-in-law, Pastor Lloyd E. and Kitty Peterson of Pepin, also Rev. Gerald "Bud" and Mavis Peterson of Pepin; sisters Jeannie Ray of Hager City, and Gloria Sanders of Ft. Collins, Colorado; plus numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held on Thursday, June 1, at Brenham Memorial Chapel in Brenham, Texas.

Notes for MARY ELIZABETH JONES:
Mary Elizabeth (Jones) Peterson is a very artistic and talented lady. She can help roof a house and then go in the house and fix a delicate flower arrangement. A very warm and lovely lady. For many years she worked at the Blue Bell Ice Cream Plant. She has retired now and just sold her home in Chapell Hill about a year ago and has moved to Brenham, Texas near her daughter, Debbie.

Children of CLARK PETERSON and MARY JONES are:

220.	i.	CHERYL ANNE⁶ PETERSON, b. 03 January 1945, Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota.
221.	ii.	HOLLIS MARLENE PETERSON, b. 20 November 1947, Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota.
222.	iii.	DANIEL HENRY PETERSON, b. 24 November 1948, Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota.
223.	iv.	DEBORAH ROSE PETERSON, b. 19 July 1950, Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota.
224.	v.	JEFFREY CLYDE PETERSON, b. 02 October 1952, Houston, Harris County, Texas.

125. FLORENCE JEAN⁵ PETERSON (GENEVA ARVELLA⁴ MINDER, KENNER COLLINS³, BENJAMIN², JOHN¹)⁵³⁰ was born 31 August 1929 in Salem Township, Pierce County, Wisconsin ⁵³¹. She married (1) MARLOWE LEROY ANDERSON⁵³² 03 July 1948 in Welch, Goodhue County, Minnesota ⁵³³, son of HJALMER ANDERSON and EDNA SWARD. He was born 06 January 1929 in Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota ⁵³⁴. She married (2) CHARLES JUNIOR RAY⁵³⁵ 05 March 1955 in Houston, Harris County, Texas ⁵³⁶. He was born 12 July 1923 in Big Sandy, Chouteu County, Montana ⁵³⁷. She married (3) ROBERT GERALD KENALL⁵³⁸ 02 November 1974 in Ellsworth, Pierce County, Wisconsin ⁵³⁹. He was born 26 May 1921 in Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota ⁵⁴⁰, and died Abt. 1990. She married (4) CLYDE LEO BERRY⁵⁴¹ 28 November 1988 in Ellsworth, Pierce County, Wisconsin ⁵⁴². He was born 20 June 1923 in Wisconsin ⁵⁴³.

Notes for FLORENCE JEAN PETERSON:
Florence Jean Peterson was the fourth child and the first girl born to Henry and Geneva (Minder) Peterson. She was born at home on the Peterson farm in Salem Township, Pierce County, Wisconsin. She has lived in Wisconsin, Minnesota, California, Texas and Nebraska. She now resides in Ellsworth, Wisconsin.

She married Marlowe LeRoy Anderson on 3 July 1948. Marlowe is the son of Hjalmer and Elda (Sward) Anderson and was born in Red Wing on 6 January 1929. They had two sons, Bruce and Blaine.

The family moved to Houston when the boys were small. Jean and Marlow were divorced in the early 1950's. Jean remarried in 1955. She married Charles Junior Ray the son of Charles F. and Verla M. (Flynn) Ray on 5 March 1955 in Houston, Texas. Charles was born in Big Sandy, Montana on 12 July 1923.

He and Jean have three children: Steven Charles, Guy Warren and Charla Jean. They lived in Houston then moved to California. Later moving to rural Ellsworth, Wisconsin. They were divorced 21 June 1972.

Jean then married Robert Gerald Kenall. They were married in Ellswoth on 2 November 1974. Bob was the son of Charles and Hulda (Swanson) Kenall. He was born 26 May 1921 in Red Wing, Minnesota. They lived in Pepin, Wisconsin and were divorced on 22 June 1979.

On 28 November 1988 Jean married Clyde Leo Berry. Clyde is now a resident of the Ellsworth Care Center and Jean lives in Ellsworth and works for her cousin Rhea at the Red Barn, Spring Valley, Wisconsin.

Jean has worked in a bank, sold Avon and worked in a nursing home in Ellsworth. Jean enjoys crocheting and making crafts. She makes life size dolls which she sells. Last year her favorite seller was her "Green Bay Packer" dolls!

Children of FLORENCE PETERSON and MARLOWE ANDERSON are:

225.	i.		BRUCE MARLOWE⁶ ANDERSON, b. 04 September 1949, Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota.
226.	ii.		BLAINE ARLIE ANDERSON, b. 22 October 1950, Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota.

Children of FLORENCE PETERSON and CHARLES RAY are:

227.	iii.	STEVEN CHARLES⁶ RAY, b. 13 January 1960, Long Beach, California.
	iv.	GUY WARREN RAY⁵⁴⁴, b. 14 June 1964, Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota ⁵⁴⁵.
	v.	CHARLA JEAN RAY⁵⁴⁶, b. 01 July 1966, Long Beach, California ⁵⁴⁷.

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