Nels Eric Peterson
July 25, 1961 ~ December 14, 2023
Nels Eric Peterson, 62, of Lindsborg, died Thursday, December 14, 2023, at home in Lindsborg. Nels was born July 25, 1961 in Des Moines, IA. He was the son of Chester N. Peterson, Jr. and Karen L. (Dusenbury) Peterson.
Nels graduated Smoky Valley High School and attended some college at University of Kansas. He worked primarily as a carpenter. He was also a 3rd degree Master Mason.
He is survived by his father and step-mother: Chester and Mary Peterson, Jr.; mother: Karen Peterson; sister: Joy Anckner (Joe) of Charleston, SC; brothers: Erik L. Peterson (Karna) of Lindsborg, KS and Dr. Ragnar Peterson (Brittney) of Wichita, KS; as well as one niece, eight nephews, cousins, and extended family members.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 23 at Crick-Christians Funeral Home, 103 N. Washington, Lindsborg, KS with Father John Wolesky officiating. Burial will follow in Smoky Hill Cemetery, Lindsborg, as a Masonic internment.
Remembering Nels’s love of cats, donations please to the Lindsborg Veterinary Medical Hospital, 1298 K-4 Hwy. Lindsborg, Kansas 67456 to help clients lacking the funds necessary to treat their cats or may be sent in care of Crick-Christians Funeral Home, 103 N. Washington, Lindsborg, KS 67456.