Herbert Leslie Peterson

Herbert Leslie Peterson was born in Luther Hospital, Watertown, South Dakota, on March 20, 1917 to Carl and Viola Peterson. He graduated from Watertown High School and Rasmussen Business College in St. Paul, Minnesota. He worked in various secretarial jobs in St. Paul and was a court reporter for the Public Utilities Commission in Pierre, South Dakota. Herb enlisted in the United States Navy in May of 1942 and served the next three and one-half years on the U.S.S. Missouri at the invasion of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. He was a member of the crew on the U.S.S. Missouri at the time of the signing of the peace. He returned to Gregg College in Chicago for a refresher course in court reporting. While in Chicago he met and married Evelyn Veley. He worked in Chicago as a freelance court reporter. Herb and Ev moved to Minneapolis in 1951. Herb worked the next twenty-four years as an Official Court Reporter serving in both the Municipal and District Courts. Before retiring he owned his own court reporting firm, Herbert L. Peterson and Associates. Survived by beloved wife of 59 years, Evelyn, and daughters Sherrie (Mark) Krueger, Linda (John) Maximuk and Jill (Terry) White, brother Bob, six grandchildren, one great grandchild and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by parents Carl and Viola Peterson, brother Donald Peterson and granddaughter Jennifer Krueger. Services to be held Wednesday, March 21st, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. with visitation one hour before the service at Fountain of Life Lutheran Church, 15630 N. Del Webb Blvd., Sun City, Arizona, with interment at Sunland Memorial Gardens. Memorials can be made to Hospice of the Valley, 9720 W. Peoria Ave. Suite 128, Peoria, AZ 85345.