Our condolences and prayers go out to the family of Leslie Wayne Peterson, 93, of Brookings, who died Thursday September 8, 2011 at the United Retirement Center in Brookings. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am, Thursday, September 15, 2011, Brookings Wesleyan Church in Brookings. Visitation will be held from 4:00pm to 7:00pm, Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at Rude's Funeral Home.
Mr. Peterson was the shop teacher when we were in junior high. He also taught some classes in 8th grade science. His wife Alma was a third grade teacher, whom some of us had. She passed away July 10, 2005. They had two children, Nancy and Dwight. Dwight may have been an Eagle Scout. His mother would bring copies of Boys' Life magazine to school for us to read in our free time.
A complete obituary can be found at http://rudesfuneralhome.com/sitemaker/sites/RudesF1/obit.cgi?user=456092Peterson.
