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Kurt Randall Peterson
1970 - 2016
Kurt Randall Peterson
1970 - 2016
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Kurt Peterson Obituary
1970 ~ 2016
Salt Lake City, Utah-Kurt Randall Peterson, age 46, died in an auto accident on April 24, 2016, near Park City, Utah. Kurt was born in Ft. Dodge, Iowa on March 10, 1970 to Jerry R. Peterson and Edwina L. (Ver Steeg) Peterson. Kurt graduated from high school in Eagle Grove, Iowa in 1986. He attended Buena Vista College for 2 years and left to serve a Spanish speaking mission in the Florida Tampa mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints from 1990-1992.
Kurt graduated from Brigham Young University in 1994, majoring in History with a minor in Art History. He received his MBA in 1996. He began working at Northwestern Mutual during college and continued as a financial advisor throughout the rest of his life.
Kurt is survived by his father Jerry R. Peterson, and mother Edwina L. Formanek, maternal grandmother Muriel Ver Steeg, his brother Dr. Eric Peterson and his wife Amy, sister Stacie Hooyer and husband David, his sons, Zack and Benjamin and step daughters Anna and Emily Larson. He also leaves behind his beloved fiancé Elias D. Rios. He is preceded in death by grandparents, Edwin Ver Steeg, Marvin and Madeline (Edgar) Peterson.
Kurt loved to rehab older homes and make his community a better place. He did this through Neighborworks Provo, and as Joaquin Neighborhood Chair he helped establish Joaquin Park. His other passions were visiting National Parks, gardening, hiking, woodworking and family history.
A celebration of life will be held on April 29, 2016 from 5-8 p.m. in the Scholarship room, 4th Floor, Rice Eccles Stadium, 451 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, Utah. There will be a memorial service held at a later date in Clear Lake, Iowa. His final resting place will be overlooking a family farm in Union Cemetery near Livermore, Iowa.
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JT Wall
February 17, 2017
I'm heartbroken to have just learned of Kurt's passing. Such an amazing, gorgeous man. You will sorely be missed. I love you.
Shawn Best
May 4, 2016
I love you and will miss you deeply.
Bryan Mildenhall Dixie Groneman
May 3, 2016
April 29, 2016 (Had to re-post this, forgot to put who it was from on the initial one.
We are in total shock to learn of the tragic accident that took Kurt from us. A friend and wonderful financial adviser for my mother for many years, he was always at the ready to assist with questions, concerns, problems, advice. He will be sorely missed. Kurt was a godsend for Mom and his shoes will be hard to fill. Our heartfelt sorrow to his partner, his family and office staff. May he rest in peace. Iowa will welcome home a native son to his final resting place.
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Robert and Margo Nielson
May 1, 2016
Please know of our heart-felt sorrow at learning of the untimely death of Kurt. He was our financial manager and a good friend. He will be sorely missed. We pray for his passenger in the car as well as surviving friends and family. Wishing you peace. Sincerely, Robert and Margo Nielson.
May 1, 2016
Kurt was our financial adviser and we will miss him. We extend our condolences to his family and friends.
Richard and Darlene Gardner
Leah Toppel
April 30, 2016
My thoughts and heart are with his family.
Dick and Jeanette Cahalan
April 29, 2016
It was our pleasure to watch Kurt grow up in our neighborhood. He showed definite signs of leadership while a member of our local Boy Scout Troop. Though distance separated us over the years, many fond memories of Kurt remain.
April 29, 2016
We are in total shock to learn of the tragic accident that took Kurt from us. A friend and wonderful financial adviser for my mother for many years, he was always at the ready to assist with questions, concerns, problems, advice. He will be sorely missed. Kurt was a godsend for Mom and his shoes will be hard to fill. Our heartfelt sorrow to his partner, his family and office staff. May he rest in peace. Iowa will welcome home a native son to his final resting place.
Jill McNitt
April 28, 2016
The world has lost a kind and wonderful shining star. Rest in peace, Kurt. We miss you.
Shakeel Khan
April 28, 2016
Gone Too Soon you will be missed by many rest in peace my friend hope to see you one day love shakeel
Lisa Tree
April 28, 2016
It's pretty rare to meet someone that's so friendly and caring to everyone they meet. I'm so glad I got to know Kurt. I will miss him, but will remember his constant smile and kind words and try to share those more often with the people in my life.
Georgia Solorzano
April 28, 2016
Kurt was a dear friend and neighbor. He was always there when we needed him. He helped us choose the colors for our historic home in downtown Provo and helped put together several service projects to get the job done. When my husband was out of a job he hired him to do odd jobs around his house and paid me to make custom curtains for his front room in Provo. He talked to me and treated me like an actual human being, not through the filter of being a married woman like a lot of men do. I loved that about him. He will be missed.
Luci Tisor
April 28, 2016
So sorry to hear this. It sounds like he had a great life with more to come. Remember him with all the fun memories you all share.
Clark Miller
April 28, 2016
What an amazing man. I was lucky to get to know Kurt over the last year and enjoy the value that he added to all those around him. Great sense of humor and a very profound outlook on life. He will be missed. He gave amazing advice and was truly a kind man.
Kelley (Harry-it) Neal (Winston)
April 28, 2016
Much love and my condolences to Kurts family and love ones may there always be a light and a warmth of his love with you.
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