David Francis Petersen
Marriages
Cora Yeakel
Patricia Kay Brockman - August 29, 1958
Dave and Pat were divorced in 1977.
Burial Details
Obituaries
The Daily Sentinel page 7B - February 5, 2020
David Francis Petersen, 90,
shed his earthly bonds into the
arms of the Lord on January 27,
2020, at HopeWest Care Center
surrounded by family.
Dave was born in Marysville,
California on February 17,
1929, to Edlef and Alice (Hull)
Petersen. He grew up and went
to school at Montgomery Creek and Shasta Union High School in
Redding, California. Dave was the second of eight children. He had
four sisters, Eloise, Katherine, Susan, and Rebecca “Becky”, as
well as three brothers, Arthur “Mickey”, Robert, and Jess.
Dave married Patricia Kay Brockman, August 29, 1958, and
they had four children. They moved to Montrose, Colorado in 1975
where he lived until 2019 when he moved to Grand Junction. Dave
and Pat divorced in 1977. Dave married Cora Yeakel, that union
ended in divorce; there were no children, but Dave was a father to
Cora’s daughter, Laura, and remained in contact with her the rest
of his life.
Dave was in the armed services and served in Korea in the 1950’s.
After returning home he went to work as a logger and ultimately
owned his own successful logging company in California. Dave was
an entrepreneur and, upon moving to Montrose, started Petersen’s
Sporting Goods store as well as re-establishing his Petersen Timber
Company. He kept his timber business operational and worked in
the woods until he was 88 years old. He was well respected by many
in the community and was sought out by the Forest Service for his
knowledge of the timber industry, forest health and good forestry
practices. He received a Certificate of Appreciation from the U. S.
Department of Agriculture in 2006 for 30 years of “cleaning up the
forest.” He loved the great outdoors and spent many happy hours
hunting and fishing.
Dave is survived by three of his children and their spouses,
Theresa L. (Jay) Babajan of Burney, California; Orville F. (Bonnie)
Petersen of Grand Junction, Colorado, and Tricia K. (Gary) Vance
of Grand Junction, Colorado; daughter-in-law, Angie M. Petersen of
Holden, Missouri; 12 grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.
He is also survived by sisters, Susan Ball, and Becky Becker, and
brother, Jess Lattin.
He was preceded in death by son, Jason M. Petersen; sisters,
Eloise Williams, and Katherine Caton; brothers, Robert Petersen
and Mickey Petersen, and his parents.
A celebration of Dave’s life will be Saturday, February 8, 2020,
10:30 a.m. at Crippin Funeral Home, 802 E. Main St., Montrose,
CO 81401.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Museum of the
Mountain West, 68169 Miami Rd., Montrose, CO 81401, or
HopeWest Hospice, 3090B North 12th Street, Grand Junction, CO
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The Daily Sentinel page 5A - January 31, 2020
David Petersen, 90, of Grand Junction, died Jan. 27, 2020, at
HopeWest. He was a logger and business owner. Services 10:30 a.m.,
Feb. 8, at Crippin Funeral Home Chapel, Montrose
