Peterson, Richard Eugene 'Rick'

1958 - 2005  (47 years)

• Name	Peterson, Richard Eugene 'Rick'
  Birth	26 Jan 1958	Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	PETE.R001
  _FGRAVE	18083567
  Funeral	Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois
  Death	7 Oct 2005	Memorial Hospital, Carbondale, Jackson County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	Richard Eugene "Rick" Peterson, 47, of Carbondale, IL formerly of Centralia died October 7, 2005 in Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Mr. Peterson was born January 26, 1958 in Kansas City, MO, the son of Donald William and Mary Garrison Peterson. He married Cheryl Thomas in June of 1984 and they later divorced. He had been in sales and was a sales financial loan officer in the states of Illinois, Texas and Florida. He was currently a student at Southern Illinois University doing post graduate work. He grew up in Centralia, was a graduate of Centralia High School, and had earned a BS degree from SIU. He loved to go fishing, boating, and riding his bicycle. Survivors include his mother and step-father, Mary and Claren Hosselton; sons, Skyler, Dustin, and Dexter Peterson and former wife Cheryl; a sister Sherry Lence; a half-brother, Lee Hosselton; and two half-sisters, Nancy Hanes and Karen Stienstra. Preceding him in death was his father, Donald Peterson. Funeral services were held at Summers Kistler Funeral Home with burial in Clay City Cemetery. Memorials to the children of Rick Peterson or Clay City Christian Church. (Published Hometown Journal)
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  	Plot: Lot 10 - 2 Add - Row 16
  		Headstone, Peterson, Richard E. and Cheryl J.
  Person ID	I31237	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Peterson, Donald William   d. Bef 7 Oct 2005
  Mother	Garrison, Mary
  Family ID	F13098	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Peterson, Skyler   2. Peterson, Dustin   3. Peterson, Dexter
  Family ID	F13097	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 26 Jan 1958 - Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri Funeral - - Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Death - 7 Oct 2005 - Memorial Hospital, Carbondale, Jackson County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S9480] (Reliability: 2). [S9481] (Reliability: 2).