Wasco-Clackamas-Hood River County OR Archives Obituaries.....Peterson, Sr., Carl John July 18, 2005
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The Dalles Chronicle, July 29, 2005
     Carl John Peterson Sr., 84, died July 18, 2005 at his Hood River home.
     He was born Feb. 8, 1921 in Milwaukie, the youngest of eight children. He 
graduated from Estacada High School in 1940 and began rodeo competition 
shortly thereafter. He got his first taste of rodeo at age 14 when he won $20 
riding broncos.
     In 1942, he joined the Navy and served as storekeeper until he was 
honorably discharged in 1945. Most of this time was spent in the South 
Pacific. 
     He married O’Dessie Wisner in 1948 and moved to Wamic in spring 1952, 
where they farmed and supplemented income by hiring out field work with his 
tractor and equipment. When the mill at Tygh Valley needed help, he hired on 
to the green chain and began working his way up, until he retired as mill 
superintendent.
     When he retired from the mill he became very active in community affairs 
and senior activities and was an avid supporter of senior services including 
lobbyist and board member of Pioneer Potlatch in The Dalles. He helped prepare 
and serve meals at several senior centers in the area. He also helped serve 
meals to groups for special events held near Wamic including bicyclists and 
trackers.
     He was very active in implementing the waste water management system in 
Wamic.
     He moved to Hood River in 2002 where he continued to garden and enjoyed 
daily trips on the C.A.T. bus to the Senior Center for lunch with the gang.
     He was a long-time member of the Wamic Community Church, Grange, VFW and 
Legion. He became a member of Hood River Valley Christian Church and was 
baptized in August 2003.
     He was preceded in death by his mother Rikka Peterson, father Knut 
Peterson, brothers Pete Peterson, Haakon Peterson, sister Ida Fink, wife 
O’Dessie Peterson, sons Carl Peterson Jr., Glen Peterson and Dennis Peterson. 
     Survivors include sisters Burk Finnila, Marie Dierks, Nora Morton and 
Laura Thate; sons Dean Peterson and Thomas Peterson; daughters Elaine Burke, 
Susan Mitchell, Alice Knowles and Samantha Mason and many grandchildren and 
great grandchildren.
     A memorial service will be held Saturday, July 30, at the Wamic Grange 
Hall at 1 p.m.
     Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Gorge or the Wamic 
Historical Society c/o Anderson’s Tribute Center, 1401 Belmont Hood River, OR 
97031.


Additional Comments:
Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, 
Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006).


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