Petrus Enoch Townsend 1932-2014
Petrus Enoch was the first child born to John and Dorothy Crowfoot Townsend in Rushville, Nebraska. The family story was that Enoch was the name of the sheep herded who delivered word of Petrus's birth to John. Dorothy and John were living on a family homestead, and John was out on the range.
Petrus had four siblings; Lawrence Edward (1934), Mary Rebecca (Ronald) Wallace (1936), Paul Walter (1937) and Burt Jerry (1941).
In early 1943, John realized that he must find a steady income and he left for California seeking employment. Once he had secured a job, he sent for the family. Dorothy and the five children traveled from Nebraska to the San Francisco Bay area by train in May of 1943. Their household goods had been sent ahead of them.
They stayed in government housing until better housing could be found in El Cerrito. All of the children graduated from High School here.
Pete was married on October 4, 1964 to Mary Lou Marino Calvin. Sadly, the marriage ended prematurely with her death on Sept. 9, 1971. There were no children.
Pete served in the US Army and while overseas he met and married Gina Salino on Oct. 28, 1972. She gifted him with twin daughters; Anna and Dana, from her first marriage and Pete loved them deeply.
Petrus was the Assistant General Manager of Associated Cooperatives. He was noted for development of their sales and service departments, the improvements of the warehouse and building operations as well as transportation functions. This was a cooperative group of ACI, CCB and Gold 'N Rich.
He was cremated and he wished for his ashes to be scattered in three different places. One was in the Eugene Pioneer Cemetery in Oregon, where his Great Grandfather Horatio G. Townsend was buried. The second place was in the Extension Cemetery near White Clay, Nebraska where his Townsend Grandparents, Charlie and Nellie Townsend were buried. This is very near the place where Petrus was born.
Contributed by Nancy L. Townsend Buchan
Petrus had four siblings; Lawrence Edward (1934), Mary Rebecca (Ronald) Wallace (1936), Paul Walter (1937) and Burt Jerry (1941).
In early 1943, John realized that he must find a steady income and he left for California seeking employment. Once he had secured a job, he sent for the family. Dorothy and the five children traveled from Nebraska to the San Francisco Bay area by train in May of 1943. Their household goods had been sent ahead of them.
They stayed in government housing until better housing could be found in El Cerrito. All of the children graduated from High School here.
Pete was married on October 4, 1964 to Mary Lou Marino Calvin. Sadly, the marriage ended prematurely with her death on Sept. 9, 1971. There were no children.
Pete served in the US Army and while overseas he met and married Gina Salino on Oct. 28, 1972. She gifted him with twin daughters; Anna and Dana, from her first marriage and Pete loved them deeply.
Petrus was the Assistant General Manager of Associated Cooperatives. He was noted for development of their sales and service departments, the improvements of the warehouse and building operations as well as transportation functions. This was a cooperative group of ACI, CCB and Gold 'N Rich.
He was cremated and he wished for his ashes to be scattered in three different places. One was in the Eugene Pioneer Cemetery in Oregon, where his Great Grandfather Horatio G. Townsend was buried. The second place was in the Extension Cemetery near White Clay, Nebraska where his Townsend Grandparents, Charlie and Nellie Townsend were buried. This is very near the place where Petrus was born.
Contributed by Nancy L. Townsend Buchan
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