HAROLD A. PETERSON, 85, of 3209 Gary Lane, died Wednesday, September 20, 2000 at Luther Hospital. He was born on July 24 1915 in Cook's Valley Township, Wisconsin to Andrew and Helga (Ludvigson) Peterson.\r\nOn September 6, 1936, Harold married Bonnie R. Parker in Seattle, WA. They returned to settle in Eau Claire in 1944. Bonnie died in 1998. Harold married Dora Brewer in Eau Claire on June 19, 1999 at Our Saviors Lutheran Church.\r\nHe was a truck driver for 40 years with Briggs Transfer until retiring in 1977.\r\nHe was a member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church and a member of Masonic Eau Claire Lodge #112 F&AM, Scottish Rite, Valley of Eau Claire, Zor Shrine Temple Madison and Mahara Shrine Club of Eau Claire.\r\nSurvivors include his wife, Dora; two sons, Mike (Charleen) of Scottsdale, AZ, and Jim of Lockport, IL; three grandsons, Dr. Mark (Arlene), Steven (Tracey), and Dan (Lea) Peterson; three granddaughters, Wendy Peterson, Michelle Peterson, and Shanely Bowers; six great-granddaughters; a great-great-granddaughter; step-son, Ronald (Shirley) Brewer of Mesa, AZ; two step-daughters, Gloria (Jerry) Nelson of Milton and Karen (Jerry) Mayer of Janesville; eight step-grandchildren; five sisters, Clara Tweet of Altoona, Agnes Ceislik and Inga Ager both of Chippewa Falls, Ella (Tom) Gough of Allanson, MI, and Alfreda (AL) Rehberg of Fairfield, Cal; and many nieces and nephews.\r\nHe was preceded in death by wife, Bonnie; daughter, Sonja Bowers; his parents; two brothers, Emil and Alving; three sisters, Hilda Rooney, Bertha Boschetti and Auget Johnson.\r\nFuneral Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church with Pastor Gary F. Sahs officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday (Today) at Lenmark-Gomsrud-Linn Funeral Home and an hour prior to services Saturday at the church. There will be a Masonic service at 6:45 p.m. today at the funeral home.\r\nThe family requests that memorials, please be directed to Our Savior's Lutheran Church.

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