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Robert 'Bob' George Petersen

North Platte Telegraph, The (NE) - Tuesday, April 11, 2006

CURTIS - Robert "Bob" George Petersen, 79, of Curtis, passed away April 10, 2006, at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte.

He was born March 13, 1927, to Jack and Giziah Decker Petersen in Ashland. He graduated from Maxwell High School in May 1945.

After graduation, he was inducted into the U.S. Army. He received infantry training in Livingston, La., and served in France and Germany. He was honorably discharged Oct. 19, 1946.

He attended the Grand Island Business College and went to work for Peter Kiewit Co. as office manager.

On May 12, 1950, he married Agnes Sigrid Kjargaard of Curtis. Later that year he went to work for the Union Pacific Railroad and worked there for 42 years.

Mr. Petersen attended First Methodist Church and was a lifetime member of the American Legion Post 95 of Curtis and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. His main hobby was golf. Bob and Agnes enjoyed spending winters in Texas and taking trips in their camper. He loved his family.

Survivors include his wife, Agnes Petersen of Curtis; two daughters, Diane (Bill) Eshleman of North Platte and Debra Lee of O'Neill; a son, Lon (Barbara) Petersen of Elkhorn; five grand-children, Jennifer (Chris) Stephens of Omaha, Eric (Molly) Lee of Memphis, Tenn., Justin (Stephanie) Petersen of Great Falls, Mont., Tamina (Jereme) Hartman of Elkhorn and John Lee of O'Neill; a sister, Linda (Dave) O'Neel and family of Eagle.

He was preceded in death by his parents, an infant brother and a great-granddaughter, Hope Rae Hartman.

Memorials may be given to the United Methodist Church in Curtis or the Arrowhead Golf Course of Curtis.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the United Methodist Church in Curtis with Kevin Burkhardt officiating. Burial will be in the Curtis Cemetery with military honors by the American Legion Post 95 of Curtis.

Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at Blase-Wetzel Funeral Home in Curtis.

Family/Spouse: Agnes Sigrid Kjargaard. Agnes (daughter of Peter Christian Kjærgaard and Anna Elsie Hansen) was born in 1929. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]