Verlyn Curtis Peterson
Dec. 15, 1933 – Dec. 22, 2019
Verlyn Curtis Peterson,
86 passed away peacefully
on December 22, 2019, at
the Tioga Nursing Home.
Verlyn was born De-
cember 15, 1933, in Kitt-
son County, Minnesota to
Harry and Alvina (Eilert-
son) Peterson. Verlyn en-
listed in the Army on No-
vember 19, 1952 and was
honorably discharged as a
Lieutenant Sergeant on
October 19, 1954. While
in the Army he received
multiple metals for his
service in Korea. After
serving, Verlyn moved to
Tioga where he worked
for a roustabout company
before going to KBM and
eventually Amerada Hess.
Verlyn married the love
of his life, Marvell Joyce
Felber on August 6, 1955.
They welcomed two chil-
dren: Jennifer Lea Peter-
son and Ture Jon Peter-
son. In 1973, Verlyn re-
tired from Amerada Hess
and bought the local
bowling alley, B&B
Center, which he and his
family ran until 1991.
Verlyn was a staple in the
bowling community and
was very passionate about
bowling throughout his
entire life. He was induct-ed into the North Dakota
Bowling Hall of Fame in
1998 and bowled in many
national tournaments
around the US. Unfor-
tunately he was never
able to achieve the elusive
perfect game of 300 but he
was able to watch his son,
Ture roll his first 300 and
celebrate together. He was
also an active member of
his church, the American
Legion, and 40&8.
Verlyn and Marvell en-
joyed traveling together as
well as spending time
with their family and
friends. Some of his favor-
ite times were times spent
at the bowling alley, fish-
ing at White Earth Bay,
golfing at the Tioga Coun-
try Club, playing softball
and cards with friends.
Left to honor Verlyn
and remember his love
are his beloved wife of 64
years, Marvell; son, Ture
(Andrea) Peterson;
son-in-law, Lynn Peter-
son; 5 grandchildren, Lyn-
sey (Scott) Kjos, Brant
Peterson, Benten (Han-
nah) Peterson, Alison
Peterson and Anna Peter-
son (fiance Braden Hen-
ningsgard); 5
great-grandchildren, Lan-
den, Aspyn, Boston, Altas
and Salem; sister, Darlene
(Eldo) Johnson; and
numerous nieces,
nephews, and friends.
Verlyn was preceded in
death by his parents, Har-
ry and Alvina, brothers,
Glenmore, Darrell and
Kenneth; sister, Elaine;
and daughter, Jennifer.
Family, friends and oth-
ers whose lives Verlyn
touched are invited to his
Celebration of Life on Sa-
turday, January 4, 2020 at
1:00 pm at the First Bap-
tist Church, 302 4th St NE
in Tioga, North Dakota.
Pastor Booth will officiate.
Burial will follow at the
United Cemetery in Tioga,
ND. A visitation will also
be held for those who
wish to attend at Fulker-
son Stevenson Funeral
Home of Tioga, ND on Fri-
day, January 3, 2020 from
1:00-5:00 pm.
Fulkerson Stevenson
Funeral Home of Tioga,
ND is assisting the family.
Friends may sign the
on-line register and give
their condolences at
www.fulkersons.com