Elwood Peterson

Elwood Peterson, age 91, of Sioux Falls, formerly of Willow Lake, the widower of Shirley (Carstensen) Peterson, died early morning on Friday, August 14, 2020, in Sioux Falls.

Public Visitation Services will be held from 12PM - 2PM on Thursday, August 20, 2020, in the Furness Funeral Home at Clark. Funeral Services will be held at 2PM in the Furness Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Bryan Taffe officiating. Strict CDC social distancing measures will be in place. Masks or face coverings are highly recommended in the building . Burial will be held in the Collins Cemetery of Willow Lake at 3PM.

Elwood Kenneth Peterson was born on June 5, 1929, at Rosedale Township, Clark County, SD, the son of Emil and Ida (Collins) Peterson. He was baptized and confirmed Lutheran. He grew up on the family farm and attended grade school in Rosedale and Hague Schools. In his youth, he survived a bout with polio. He helped his dad farm following his schooling.

On October 21, 1951, he was united in marriage to Shirley Carstensen at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Bryant. The couple lived in Willow Lake where he helped Vernon Peterson with carpentry work and also on the family farm. In 1956, the couple moved to a farm west of Willow Lake where he resided until 2013. Shirley died in 2009.

They raised cattle, chicken and hogs in their earlier years and he continued raising cattle until he left the farm. He raised a lot of wheat and corn throughout the years. Elwood's passion was farming as was evident by his daily calls to see what was going on at the farm. He cherished his family and loved spending time with them. In 2013, he moved to Touchmark at All Saints at Sioux Falls. He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church of Willow Lake.

Grateful for having shared in his life are his children Rickie (Charlene) Peterson of Willow Lake, Bonnie (Bruce) Mogen of Dell Rapids, Randy (Kelli) Peterson of Huron and Rebecca (Bradley) Mair of Sioux Falls; six grandchildren, Christa (John) Harper of Watertown, Cole Peterson of Brookings, Spencer Peterson of Huron, Brett Mogen of Brookings, Brooklyn and Boston Mair of Sioux Falls; and two great-grandchildren, Evelyn and Emma Harper.

Preceding him in death were his parents, his wife Shirley of 58 years and siblings Ruth (Ray) Brower, Ernest (Maxine) Peterson, Lee (Mary Ann) Peterson, and Rose (Wally Seefeldt) (Lyle) Lamb, and brother-in-law, Gerald (Elvera) Carstensen.

Funeral arrangements are complete with the Furness Funeral Home at Clark where there is an on-line registry at www.furnessfuneralhome.com