Gordon Petersen

Gordon A. Petersen, age 70, of Faribault, died on Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at the Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.             Memorial services will be held on Monday, February 21, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at the Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour in Faribault, with The Very Reverend James C. Zotalis, officiating. Interment will be held at a later date             Visitation will be held at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home & Crematory in Faribault on Sunday from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. and at the church on Monday for one hour prior to services.             Gordon Allen Petersen, the son of George and Emma (Harris) Petersen, was born on September 7, 1940 in Albert Lea, MN. He attended Austin High School and graduated with the class of 1958. After high school, Gordon served in the U.S. Air Force. On June 29, 1963 he was united in marriage to Carol Sheedy at the First United Methodist Church in Austin, MN. They lived in Austin and Gordon worked as a brick layer for various contractors in southern Minnesota and also the Twin Cities area. In 1986 they moved to Apple Valley and in 1992 moved to Faribault to their home on Shields Lake. Here in Faribault, after retiring from brick laying, Gordon continued working for various companies including, McDonough Trucking, Taylor Trucking, Harry Brown's and the One Stop Convenience Store in Shieldsville. Gordon was an active member of the Shieldsville Sportsman Club and helped promote many of their activities. He was very involved in raising funds and building the Veterans Memorial in Shieldsville. He was a member of the VFW Post 1562 in Faribault and was a member of the Twin Cities Brick Layers Union. Gordon and Carol enjoyed going camping in the summer time and spent many weekends doing this. He also enjoyed watching his grandchildren at their sporting activities. He was a fan of the Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Gophers and also liked to golf, hunt and fish.             He is survived by his wife Carol Petersen of Faribault; by two daughters, Lori Ferreira of Lakeville, MN and Renae Petersen of Faribault; by five grandchildren, Nick, Andi and Kati Ferreira and Isaiah and Noah Brogden; by two great grandchildren, Kylie Anderson and Mathew Ferreira; by three brothers, Pete (Phyllis) Petersen of Austin, MN, Delbert (Phyllis) Petersen of Sherburne, MN and Floyd (Fran) Petersen of San Martin, CA; by one sister, Marjorie Rolfson of Austin, MN; by three sisters in law, Jeanne Peterson of Papillion, NE, Mona Petersen, of Anchorage, AK and Marjorie Petersen of Austin, MN and by many nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.             He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers, Dick, Roger, Ken and Russell, by his sister and brother in law, Leila and Bill Henley.