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| Name |
Russell Vincent Peterson |
| Nickname |
Grandpa Pete |
| Birth |
6 Dec 1914 |
Santaquin, Utah, Utah, United States  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
10 Oct 1938 |
SLAKE |
| FamilySearch ID |
KWCP-9F7 |
| Death |
7 Jan 2001 |
Orem, Utah, Utah, United States |
| Burial |
Santaquin City Cemetery, Utah, Utah, United States |
| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I102165 |
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| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Peter Engelbret Peterson, b. 11 Aug 1880, Santaquin, Utah, Utah, United States d. 14 Jun 1924, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 43 years) |
| Mother |
Julia Elvira Olsen, b. 12 Jul 1885, Santaquin, Utah, Utah, United States d. 27 Aug 1965 (Age 80 years) |
| Marriage |
21 Jan 1903 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Family ID |
F31848 |
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| Family |
Phyllis "Grandma Pete" Giles, b. 10 Oct 1917, Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States d. 28 Feb 2016, Orem, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 98 years) |
| Marriage |
10 Oct 1938 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F31847 |
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| Last Modified |
5 May 2024 |
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 | Birth - 6 Dec 1914 - Santaquin, Utah, Utah, United States |
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 | Initiatory (LDS) - 10 Oct 1938 - SLAKE |
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 | Marriage - 10 Oct 1938 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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 | Death - 7 Jan 2001 - Orem, Utah, Utah, United States |
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 | Burial - - Santaquin City Cemetery, Utah, Utah, United States |
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- Obituary: Russell Vincent Peterson
Deseret News, Wednesday Jan. 10, 2001
"Grandpa Pete"
Our husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle, friend, ment o r and teacher, Russell Vincent Peterson, age 86, died at home Januar y 7 , 2001, of complications due to age and Parkinson's disease.
Russell was born in Santaquin, Utah, December 6, 1914. He was the fift h o f seven children born to Peter E. and Julia Elvira Olsen Peterson.
Russell attended grammar school in Santaquin, UT and graduated from Pays o n High School, where he sang in all the musical plays and programs. H e wo n the Curtis Medal in both vocal and instrumental categories. He att ende d BYU for one year. During his freshman year at BYU he sang the lea d in t he opera, "Sundance," and sang with the university's traveling ent ertainm ent troupe. He moved to California where he met and courted Phyll is Giles . They were sealed in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on October 10, 19 38.
Russell continued his education at UCLA and later graduated from Los Ang e les State College. Besides becoming an outstanding school teacher and p ri ncipal, he excelled in everything he did. Among many other skills an d acc omplishments, Russell became a quality welder at Western Pipe and S teel , he became a real estate broker and a successful salesman, and he o perat ed his own furniture store, Russell's Furniture, for 17 years. Whil e in t he furniture business he learned to lay carpet, studied how furnit ure wa s made, and discovered everything he could to become an expert i n the fur niture business. This quest for excellence was typical of his e fforts i n every endeavor he undertook.
After a successful and varied professional career, he retired from the L . A. Unified School District in 1977.
Other than his family, Russell's main love was music. He sang his firs t s olo at age four and directed his first choir at the age of eleven. H e dir ected a young adult choir, known as "The Californians," that travel ed an d performed throughout the state of California. Russell was blesse d wit h a wonderful singing voice. He sang hundreds of solos in
myriads of places. He sang the solo, and also directed the 200-voice-cho i r, at the dedication of the Los Angeles Temple.
He moved his family back to Utah in 1969 and soon became well known an d o ft-utilized for his vocal talents as well as for his conducting exper tise . He continued his choir directing in each ward and stake where he r eside d.
A faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ru s sell held many positions including High Councilor and Bishop. In 1984 , h e and his wife, Phyllis, served in the Singapore Mission of the LDS C hurc h, including India, Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia. He was love d by al l the people he met and taught. Russell and Phyllis continue to h ear fro m many people in those countries. Russell loved to teach and prea ch the G ospel of Jesus Christ. He was a wise and gifted man. Everyone wa s his fri end, as he touched the lives of everyone he knew. He was a wond erful fath er and grandfather. He loved to be with his grandchildren an d was alway s teaching them something. His animated story-telling and fam ous "mush-ea ting races" will be some of the "grandpa" memories dearly mi ssed. He wa s not only a wonderful father and grandfather to his own gran dchildren an d great-grandchildren, but was loved and revered by many oth ers. He was a ffectionately known as "Grandpa Pete" to all the families i n his Orem nei ghborhood.
Russell is survived by his wife, Phyllis, of 62 years; five daughters a n d one son: Judy (Dennis) Johns, Lindon, Utah; Jeannie (LaVorn, Jr.) Spa rk s, Paraguay; Janalee Free, Julie (Robert) Deucher, Rita Taylor, and Ru sse ll Jr. (Colleen) Peterson, all of Orem; 35 grandchildren and 29 great -gra ndchildren; one brother, Oran (Adella) Peterson, Honeyville, Utah, a nd on e sister, Eunice Cloward, Salt Lake City. He was preceded in deat h by hi s parents, one brother, three sisters, and one grandchild.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 13, 2001, at 11 a.m. i n t he Orem Aspen Stake Center, 965 West 2000 North, Orem. Friends may ca ll a t the Walker Sanderson Funeral Home, 646 East 800 North, Orem on Fri day e vening from 6 to 8 p.m. and at the Stake Center on Saturday mornin g fro m 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. prior to service. Burial will be in the Santaq uin Ci ty Cemetery.
The family would like to express thanks to family, friends and neighbo r s for their support. Exceptional gratitude is offered to Michael Hunt a n d the Hospice staff of Vista Care.
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