Nels C Peterson, 1945

Nels Chester Peterson was the son of Nels Peterson Sr, who was born 23 Jan 1884 and died 15 Sep 1954 in Monterrey County, California, and Chrystal Hazel Lowder, born 2 Aug 1892 in St. Joseph, Missouri, dying 26 Nov 1971 in Capitola, Santa Cruz County, California. Nels Peterson Sr. and Chrystal Hazel Lowder were married 21 Feb 1914 in Vancouver, Washington, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Nels Sr and Chrystal also had a daughter, Florence Chrystal Peterson, born 30 Sep 1925 in San Francisco County, California, who died 30 Dec 1991 in Santa Cruz, California. Nels Chester Peterson married Virginia Mae Dill on 27 May 1948 in Kootenai, Idaho, USA. Nels and Virginia produced 4 children. Nels and Virginia divorced on 1972 9 Jun in Las Vegas, Nevada. Nels married Joan S Lamprey on 18 Jun 1972 in Reno, Nevada, 9 days after his first divorce. Nels and Joan divorced in Aug 1975 in San Diego, California. Nels married Patricia Rae Powers on 1 Dec 1980 in Carson City, Nevada. They remained married until his death in 2001.