Sterling Peterson

1984 - 2022

Sterling Peterson
September 23, 1984 - June 24, 2022
Othello, Washington - Sterling Ross Peterson, a resident of Othello, Washington, passed away June 24, 2022. He was born September 23, 1984 in Richland, Washington; the third son born to Brenda Taylor Peterson and Stan Peterson.
He had a childhood filled with fond memories of his family and living in the country in Basin City and Othello and in Issaquah, Washington. He graduated from Connell High School. After graduation from high school, he then attended college in Rexburg, Idaho for two years.
While in Issaquah, he was a starting pitcher on his Little League Team and was selected to the All Star Team as pitcher.
In High School he was an exchange student and lived near Hamburg, Germany, where he went to school with a German friend who had stayed with Sterling's family in Othello. He took pleasure in playing basketball with his classmates in Germany.
He enjoyed sports all his life and played on the High School football team that won the State Championship. He particularly liked playing tennis and he and his double's partner won the State Championship when he was a junior and they finished second in State when Sterling was a senior.
Also, while in High School he served as an intern to Washington State Senator, Valoria Loveland.
Sterling always had a love for adventures whether big or small. After High School he became a Marine, completing his training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD), San Diego, California and at Camp Pendleton, California.
He also was a MMA participant, fighting out of Idaho Falls, Idaho.
While in College he met his future wife, Kayla Rider. They were married on July 25, 2015.
After marriage Sterling worked as an apprentice electrician for four years and then received his certification as a journeyman electrician. He enjoyed working as an electrician and worked mainly on commercial projects including churches, a Temple, hospitals, schools, libraries and some businesses and residential properties.
He was full of energy and in a state of constant movement. At family get togethers at his parents' home he would be the one working on something, such as pruning the trees in the backyard, while the rest of his family was talking together.
Sterling developed a love of gardening and flowers from his mother and had numerous potted plants and a garden at his home. He built a small enclosed greenhouse for some tree starts. He was always trying to plant something new just to see if he could get it to grow.
His greatest love and joy were his wife and two daughters who always looked forward to their father arriving home from work.
He is survived by his wife, Kayla Rider Peterson, two children, Brinley Rose Peterson and Emerie Taylor Peterson, one parent, Stanley Ross Peterson, and three brothers, Rory Beckett Peterson (Melissa), Damien Lyle Colt Peterson, and Taylor Dalton Peterson (Lindsey).
Funeral Services will be held Saturday, July 9 at 11:00 am in the Othello Stake Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located at 12th and Rainier, Othello, WA. Graveside services will be held at Country View Cemetery in Basin City, WA.