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The Life of JOE F PETERSON Sr.

Joe F. Peterson, Sr., 76, of the 800 block of 14th Ave. NW in Altoona died of complications of diabetes Thursday at Mercy Medical Center.  Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Grandview Park Baptist Church, of which he was a member.  Burial will be at Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery.

Mr. Peterson was born in Des Moines and had lived here all of his life until moving to Altoona seven years ago.  He was a retired route salesman for Anderson Erickson Dairy, a veteran of World War II, a member of the Teamsters Union, and he enjoyed fishing at his cabin in Minnesota.

He is survived by four sons, Joe of Gilman, and Craig, Arne and Jeff, all of Des Moines; a brother, Raymond of Indianola; 14 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Winona.

The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. today at Hamilton''''s Funeral Home.  Memorial contributions may be made to his church.

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