Jean Peterson Obituary - Death Notice and Service Information

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Spring Lake, New Jersey

They weren't supposed to be on United Flight 93, but they got to the Newark airport early, and their original flight was late and crowded.

So Donald and Jean Peterson, planning to fly to San Francisco for an annual family trip to Yosemite National Park, grabbed seats 14A and 14C on Flight 93. They died when their plane crashed into the rolling hills of Pennsylvania.

"He was coming to see me in a few weeks, which is heartbreaking," said David Peterson, Donald Peterson's eldest son, who lives in Hawaii and hadn't seen his father in a year.

More than 1,000 people came to a service for the couple.

Donald Peterson, 66, former head of Continental Electric in New Jersey and a former member of the New Jersey Board of Education, had started working as a Christian missionary about 10 years ago with his wife. Jean Peterson, 55, had just held her first grandchild, one of her three daughters said.

David Peterson and family members of other Flight 93 victims traveled to the crash site. He stared at the scorched trees for what he thought was five minutes.

He was told he stood there for an hour.

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Mrs.Jean Hoadley Peterson, I am a high school student who was assigned to choose someone I related to who lost their life during the attacks. I chose you. You dedicated your life to serving the Lord and others. I am also a woman of faith and I respect you greatly. You worked as a nurse and that it what I plan to do after high school. I read that you were also a crisis pregnancy counselor and I want to be a labor and delivery nurse, so I feel that we have the love of babies in common. Thank...

Hannah Gilligan

September 29, 2020 | OH

We send our deep sympathy for the loss of Jean and Don. With each new day may God give the needed strength to cope. Both of them will always be sadly missed.

The Kindred Family

November 23, 2018

Never Forgotten!! Fly High with your Husband!!

Kathy

September 11, 2018

Remembered By

Randy Tetzner

September 11, 2017 | Coeur D Alene, ID

In Memory with
Honor & Respect.

S.J. Friscia III

June 05, 2017 | Staten Island, NY

I pause today to remember Donald and Jean, two people I never met this side of heaven, but I wanted to offer my support and encouragement to the many friends and relatives that they left behind. May we honor their memory by 'going about the Father's business' and making the world a better place. Much love from Texas

Del Newberry

October 06, 2015 | Garland, TX

I took a State College friend to the crash site last April. Seeing all the names on the wall saddened us--and now I am crying again because I found this site. My sympathy to your family and all the families who lost loved ones on that day. We will NEVER forgot.

Diane Wall

January 18, 2014 | Novato, CA

To The Family,
9/11 is a day that all of us would like to forget, but we will never forget the many persons that died on that fateful flight. I am so sorry for your losses. God bless you.

Sincerely,
Mr. Terry of NC

January 30, 2013

Jean, I'll never forget you, or your supportive help and friendship in Bible study. I know that God placed you on that flight, for He knew everyone on board would need a prayer warrior among them - you.

Stephanie Brown

March 06, 2010 | Jackson, NJ

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