MANKATO–Jerome Micheal Peters, age 91, of North Mankato, passed away peacefully on March 1, 2024 at Oak Terrace Senior Living Center in North Mankato, MN.

Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 am on Friday, March 8, 2024 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Nicollet, with Father Craig Timmerman celebrating the mass. Burial will follow in St. Michael’s Catholic Cemetery. Full military honors will be provided by the Nicollet American Legion Post #510 Honor Guard.Visitation will be held from 9:30-11 am on Friday at the church. To leave an online condolence for the family, or to sign the guestbook, please visit: www.mvfh.org

He was preceded in death by his wife Marlys, parents Peter and Madeline, and sisters Shirley, Bernice, and Ruth. Jerome is survived by his two sons, Glenn (Julie) Peters and Lyle (Jill) Peters; grandchildren, Caidyn, Jenna and Jackson and siblings Miriam Vetter (Greg), Elizabeth Peters, Barbara Gould, Charles Peters (Jo Ann), and Jean Helgesen (Tim).

Jerome was born June 29th, 1932 in Mankato to Peter and Madeline (Poncin) Peters. He graduated from Nicollet High School in 1950 and played football for the Raiders. Like many Minnesotans at the time, he was drafted into the US Army in 1953 and after Basic Training at Fort Riley, KS, he attended the Army’s engineering school at Fort Belvoir, VA. He was then stationed near San Francisco, California. In 1954, he volunteered for service in South Korea and spent 1954-1955 as a combat engineer with the 7th Infantry Division defending the De-Militarized Zone after the armistice.

He returned home to the Peters family farm in 1955 and never left, growing the farm with his brother Charles. On January 16th, 1971 he was united in marriage to Marlys Peters (Starke) at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Belgrade Township. After marriage the couple farmed together in Belgrade Township and raised their family there. Jerome was an active member of St. Paul’s Catholic Church and the American Legion in Nicollet and served on the board of the Nicollet Co-operative Oil Association for many years. He enjoyed playing golf and traveling to Arizona where he and Marlys spent over 20 winters there together. He loved to watch the Vikings, Twins and Timberwolves and enjoyed farming until his health wouldn’t allow him to help any longer. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Blessed be his memory.

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