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Bertil Joseph PETERSON

Male 1919 - 2015  (95 years)


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  • Name Bertil Joseph PETERSON 
    Birth 14 Nov 1919  Karman, Fresno, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1920  Vinland, Fresno, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 1930  Madera, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1940  Madera, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Death 22 Jan 2015  Sacramento, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Siblings 1 brother and 2 sisters 
    Person ID I19322  bmds
    Last Modified 14 May 2020 

    Father Joseph Albert PETERSON,   b. 19 Aug 1891, Småland, Götaland, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Feb 1975, Orange, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Selma N. PETERSON,   b. 22 Jun 1891, Småland, Götaland, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 May 1973, Fresno, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Family ID F2384  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Roberta Frances PHILLIPS,   b. 31 May 1924, San Francisco, California Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 May 2006, Roseville, Placer, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 30 Sep 1943 
    Age at Marriage Bertil : 23 years old | Roberta : 19 years old. 
    Children 1 son and 2 daughters 
     1Female. Claudia Conant PETERSON,   b. 30 Jul 1944, San Francisco, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    +2Male. Timothy Robert PETERSON,   b. 21 Jul 1946, Madera, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     3Female. Josel Catherine PETERSON,   b. 18 Dec 1952, Madera, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     
    Family ID F7710  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 14 Nov 1919 - Karman, Fresno, California
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Vinland, Fresno, California
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Madera, California
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Madera, California
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 22 Jan 2015 - Sacramento, California
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] 1920 US Census.
      Gordon Peterson | age: 0 | bp: California
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH3T-M4S : accessed 14 May 2020

    2. [S11] 1930 US Census.
      Joseph B. Peterson | age: 10 | bp: California
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCD4-PWS : accessed 14 May 2020

    3. [S7] 1940 US Census.
      Bertel J. Peterson | age: 20 | b. 1920 (California)

    4. [S4] Obituary.
      Bertil Peterson passed away January 22, 2015 in Sacramento Calif. at the age of 95. Bertil lived a full and vibrant life playing golf well into his 95th year. He was born in Fresno, November 14, 1919. He attended UC Davis and graduated from UC Berkeley. During World War II, Bertil was a U.S. Navy test pilot flying Corsair, Bobcat and Hellcat fighters. On September 30, 1943, he married the love of his life, Roberta, and they were together until she died May 18, 2006.
       He farmed for 20 years in Madera, Calif. raising a variety of crops, including cotton, alfalfa, black-eyed peas, and sweet potatoes; as well as growing raisin grapes for the Sun Maid corporation. The farm was sold in 1966 where upon Bertil became a real estate broker in Fresno, involved in building condominiums. Bertil was an avid golfer and football fan (Go Bears Go Ducks), and in retirement Bertil and Roberta continued to hone their skills on greens and fairways from California to Oregon.
       Bertil is survived by his sister Hazel, age 99, of Huntington Beach, Calif.; three children, Claudia Ashby and husband Richard of Sacramento, Tim Peterson and wife Heather of Grass Valley, and Josel Beamer and husband Gary of Portland, Ore.; three grandchildren, Joshua Peterson and wife Stacy, Erinn Peterson, and Joseph Peterson; and three great-grandchildren Zane, Scarlett, and Timothy. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Selma of Sweden; brother Milton; and his sister Margaret.
       A private family service was held in Roseville, Calif. Memorial donations may be made to the American Stroke Association/American Heart Association. 7272 Greenville Ave. Dallas, TX 75231.