April 9, 1948 – November 6, 2025
Donald “Pete” Peterson, age 77 of Algona, passed away on Thursday, November 6, 2025, in his home. Visitation will be Sunday, November 16, from 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM at Lentz Funeral Home in Algona. Burial will take place at 2 PM on Monday, November 17, at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Adel. Lentz Funeral Home of Algona is assisting the family.
Donald Merle Peterson Jr., the son of Donald and Inez (Burns) Peterson, was born on April 9, 1948, in Boone, Iowa. He attended school at Algona High School. Pete was a member of the United States Army and served between 1965 and 1968. He was a member of the Whittemore American Legion and the Iowa Patriot Guard Riders. He enjoyed hunting, riding his motorcycle, reading about history, going on the Honor Flight, and spending a couple of months a year in Seattle, Washington and Utah.
Left to cherish Pete’s memory are his sister, Marcia Olson of Britt, Iowa; nieces and nephews, Christine Everett, Curt Olson, Karla Penning, and Keri Sherman; Pat’s sons, Stacy Hantelman of Round Rock, TX and Chad Hantelman of Seabeck, WA; great nieces and nephews, Brooke Everett, Brittany Nagy, Tyler Olson, and Jacob Penning; and a great great nephew, Hayden Olson. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Brian Keith Peterson; and significant other, Pat Hantelman.
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