Gordon A. Petersen, 70

Published 4:37 pm Saturday, February 19, 2011

Gordan Petersen

Gordon A. Petersen, 70, of Faribault, died on Wednesday, Feb. 16, at the Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.

Gordon Allen Petersen, the son of George and Emma (Harris) Petersen, was born on Sept. 7, 1940, in Albert Lea. He attended Austin High School and graduated with the class of 1958.

After high school, Gordon served in the U.S. Air Force. On June 29, 1963, he was united in marriage to Carol Sheedy at the First United Methodist Church in Austin. They lived in Austin and Gordon worked as a brick layer for various contractors in southern Minnesota and the Twin Cities area. In 1986, they moved to Apple Valley, and in 1992 they moved to Faribault to their home on Shields Lake. In Faribault, after retiring from brick laying, Gordon continued working for various companies, including McDonough Trucking, Taylor Trucking, Harry Brown’s and the One Stop Convenience Store in Shieldsville. Gordon was an active member of the Shieldsville Sportsman Club and helped promote many of their activities.

He was very involved in raising funds and building the Veterans Memorial in Shieldsville. He was a member of VFW Post 1562 in Faribault and was a member of the Twin Cities Brick Layers Union. Gordon and Carol enjoyed camping in the summer and spent many weekends doing this. He also enjoyed watching his grandchildren at their sporting activities. He was a fan of the Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Gophers and also liked to golf, hunt and fish.

He is survived by his wife: Carol Petersen, Faribault; two daughters: Lori Ferreira, Lakeville and Renae Petersen, Faribault; five grandchildren: Nick, Andi and Kati Ferreira and Isaiah and Noah Brogden; two great-grandchildren: Kylie Anderson and Mathew Ferreira; three brothers, Pete (Phyllis) Petersen, Austin, Delbert (Phyllis) Petersen, Sherburne and Floyd (Fran) Petersen of San Martin, Calif.; one sister: Marjorie Rolfson, Austin; three sisters-in-law: Jeanne Peterson,Papillion, Neb., Mona Petersen, Anchorage, Ala. and Marjorie Petersen, Austin; many nieces, nephews other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Dick, Roger, Ken and Russell; sister and brother-in-law, Leila and Bill Henley.

Memorial services will be held 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 21, at the Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour in Faribault, with the Rev. James C. Zotalis officiating. Interment will be held at a later date Visitation will be held at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home and Crematory in Faribault from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday and at the church on Monday for one hour prior to services. For guest book and online condolences please visit www.ParkerKohlFuneralHome.com.