Robert A. Petersen, 82, of Huntley, died peacefully on March 1, 2021.
Robert was born in Chicago on January 14, 1939 to parents Harry and Jennifer (nee Olsen) Petersen. He married Joyce Holmes on November 5, 1960 and they spent many happy years together before her death in 2018. Robert was a proud veteran of the United States Air Force where he served as a B47 mechanic. He loved to golf every Wednesday and enjoyed working on computers. He was a strong Lutheran and was a member of Lord of Life church in Schaumburg before moving to Huntley where he served on the property committee at Shepherd of the Prairie Church. He was a loving and devoted husband, father and grandfather and will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
Robert is survived by his son, David (Michelle) Petersen, his granddaughters, Melissa and Cassandra, his sister, Harriet Kummerow, and many nieces, and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Joyce Petersen, and his siblings, Edward (Ruth) Petersen, Jeanine Petersen, Eleanor (Earl) Petersen, Dolores (Dennis) LaBud, and his brother-in-law, Glenn Kummerow.
Visitation will be Thursday, March 4, 2021 from 4 p.m to 7 p.m. at DeFiore Funeral Home, 10763 Dundee Road, Huntley. Funeral will be Friday, March 5, 2021 at 11 a.m. at Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church, 10805 Main Street Huntley. Interment will be private at Mt. Olive Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials in Robert’s name can be made to the Wounded Warrior Project https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/ and JourneyCare https://journeycare.org/
For further information please call the funeral home at 847-515-8772 or online condolences may be directed to www.defiorefuneral.com
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My sincere condolences to David and Aunt Harriet and the rest of the family. Especially the grandchildren he bragged about all the time! I'm sorry I'm unable to attend. Uncle Bob always had fun laughing at everything all the time. When we were kids he would dunk us in the pool so much we'd complain to Mom. She'd say well just stay away from him, yeah right. He was loved very much and will remembered for his laugh. May he now rest and join the rest of our family in heavenly peace.
Very sorry to hear that Bob passed away! He was our neighbor across the street from us since 2008. He and Joyce were very nice neighbors! We will miss seeing him out doing his yard work this coming summer!
Our sincere condolences to Bob's family. Our thoughts & prayers are with them. Peace to all. John & Linda (neighbors)