Kenneth Peterson

KENNETH C. PETERSON, 79 ROCKFORD - Kenneth C. Pet-erson, 79, of Rockford died at 3:25 a.m. Tuesday, June 7, 2011, in P.A. Peterson. Born June 20, 1931, in Rockford, the son of Claus and Hulda S. Peterson. He married Kathryn A. Groth on Aug. 6, 1960, in Rockford. He was a 1949 graduate of East High School. Served in the U.S. Navy, during the Korean Conflict. Kenneth was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, served three terms as a church council member, and was a church school teacher. He served as a reading tutor for the Rockford Area Literary Council. Kenneth served one year with AmeriCorps working as a Visa caretaker. He then worked as a teller and loan officer at American National Bank, later working at Barber Colman Industrial Sales. Survived by wife, Kathryn A. of Rockford; children, Kari Taylor of Sycamore and Lawrence (Debbie) Peterson of Stoughton, Wis.; and grandchildren, Emily, Cole and Ava Peterson, Grace, Gillian and Gianna Taylor. Service at 10 a.m. Friday, June 10, at Zion Lutheran Church, 925 Fifth Ave., with the Rev. Dr. Michael Thomas officiating. Burial in Scandinavian Cemetery. Visitation from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 9, at Olson Funeral & Cremation Services, Fred C. Olson Chapel, 1001 Second Ave., and from 9 to 9:45 a.m. Friday in the church. Memorials to Zion Development Corp. To share a memory or online condolence, visit olsonfh .com.