Dean Arnold Peterson

Dean Peterson (91) died at his home near Bonners Ferry, Idaho on December 20, 2016. Services will be held on Friday December 23, 2016 at 2:00pm in the Trinity Lutheran Church in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. Dean was born in Rosholt, South Dakota May 11, 1925 to Clarence and Mabel Peterson. He received his under graduate degree from Luther College and Gustavus Adolphus College, Seminary in Rock Island Illinois at Augustana Lutheran Seminary and a Masters degree in Theology from Luther Seminary Met Elaine at Gustavus Adolphus College and they were married while at Seminary. Dean Interned in Deland, Florida. After Ordination Dean and Elaine traveled by ship (this took 6 weeks) to Tanganyika as Missionaries for the Augustana Lutheran Mission. From 1952 to 1959 - worked in central Tanganyika as a parish pastor, then from 1959 to 1974 – taught at Makumira Theological Seminary near Arusha in northern Tanzania. From 1972/1973 – during furlough in the U.S., Dean taught at Gustavus Adolphus College and was interim Chaplan. From 1973 to 1988 – developed and wrote the lessons for a Theological education by extension course for evangelist of the Tanzanian Lutheran and Catholic Church. From 1988 to 1989 – spent a year in Minneapolis doing deputation. During this time Dad was awarded an Honorary Doctorate degree from Gustavus Adolphus College. Dean retired in1989 and lived at the Peterson Ujamaa Farm north of Bonners Ferry, Idaho. He is preceded in death by Siblings Marvin, Evelyn, Murl, Lucille, Mick, Leslie and Ardys. He is survived by his wife Elaine, 4 children and 10 grandchildren: Daudi (wife Trude) children Dean and Mika; Becky (husband Steve) children Jacob (wife Sally) and Erik; Thad (wife Robin) children Zac, Simon and Jessica; Mike (wife Lisa), children Joshua, Sophia (husband Lachlan) and Anne.