Tommy Peterson
Oct. 30, 1944-Dec. 7, 2021
Thomas “Tommy” May-
nard Peterson, 77, rural
Mylo, died Tuesday, De-
cember 7, 2021 in a Minot
care facility.
Tommy was born Oc-
tober 30, 1944, in Rolette,
ND, to Norvin and Clara
(Monson) Peterson. He
was raised on the family
farm near Mylo and at-
tended school in Rolette,
graduating from Rolette
High School in 1963. On
January 15, 1964, Tommy
married Mildred Aber-
crombie in Bisbee, ND, at
the Bisbee Lutheran
Church.
They made their home
on a farm in Island Lake
Township near Mylo
where they farmed,
ranched, and grew their
family, which included
three children, Maynard,
Chris and Cindy. Tommy
grew small grains and ran
a dairy operation for
several years, eventually
he sold his dairy cattle
and switched to raising
Angus-Charolais cross.
The farm operation ceased
in the mid-1990s when
Tommy went to work at
the Rolette elevator until
his retirement in the late
2000’s. Mildred died in
September of 2008.
Tommy would not pass
up an opportunity to talk
about farming and ranch-
ing which were his life’s
works and hobbies. He
loved going to breakfast
each Saturday with his
friends and enjoyed
spending time with his
grandkids.
His family includes: his
children, Maynard (Diane)
Peterson of Minot, Chris
(Jennifer) Peterson of
Sawyer and Cindy Peter-
son of Bismarck;
grandchildren, Ryan, Kari,
Madison, Emily, Ashley
(Daniel) Turner and Aus-
tin Stensby;
great-grandchildren, Mar-
leigh, Hudson, Oliver and
Evelynn Turner; brothers,
Larry Peterson of Bonners
Ferry, Idaho, and James
(Judy) Peterson of Colora-
do Springs, CO.
Tommy was preceded
in death by: his wife and
parents.
Funeral service: Friday,
December 17, 2021, at
1:00 p.m. in the Wolford
Lutheran Church, Wol-
ford, ND.
Interment: Rolette
Cemetery
Visitation: Thursday,
December 16, 2021 from
5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Tho-
mas Family Funeral
Home, Minot.
Memorials are preferred
to the Wolford Lutheran
Church or the Rolette
American Legion Post.
Memories and con-
dolences can be shared at
www.thomasfamily
funeralhome.com.