Evelyn L. "Evie" Petersen was born August 7, 1914 in Niles Center (Skokie), Illinois. She was the youngest daughter among six girls and four brothers.
Both Evelyn's parents were of German descent.
Evie and Arthur Edward "Art" Petersen were married on June 5, 1937 at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Chicago, Illinois.
Art's mother was German/Polish and his father was Danish (Denmark).
At Evelyn's passing in 1991, she was survived by their only son, Grant A. Petersen, born February 27, 1942, Oak Park, IL, and only daugher, Diann L. Petersen, born August 13, 1945 in Chicago. Grant & Donna had three sons, and Diann & Bill Sebald had two daughters. Two of her grandsons provided three great-grandsons and two great-granddaughters. One of her granddaughters provided two great-granddaughters. Their grandchildren called Art "Packy" and Evelyn "Grandma" and "Little Grandma".
Important places in their lives: Germany, Illinois (Chicago, Skokie [Niles Center], & Woodstock).
Travel was an important part of their lives (by air, train, boat, and car) to Germany, Luxemborg, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, The Holy Land and Middle East, Great Britain and France. In America, favorite memories were of the Mark Hopkins Hotel on Nob Hill in San Francisco, camping with their children in National Parks out West (Montana, Wyoming, etc.), and travels to Northern Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, California, Texas, New Orleans, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Florida, and New York.
By train they commuted to Chicago on the 'Skokie Swift' from Skokie, and the Chicago and Northwestern from Woodstock.
Antiques were a major part of their lives, along with miniatures, doll houses, caning chairs, refinishing furniture and antiques, woodworking (Art converted a portion of the garage at their farmstead north of Woodstock, Illinois into a well-equipped woodwork shop after he retired.)
They had the gift of hospitality and entertained with lots of dinners inside and outside, especially while living at their Woodstock farmstead "Windy Hill Farm & Nursery", where Art was famous for his hay rides -- his long wagon pulled by his tractor at all the big family picnics and barbeques.
They read a lot of books, and Art was known to stay up late watching TV, sometimes only getting three hours of sleep. They both played Bridge and were enthusiastic gardeners. Evelyn's plants, inside and especially outside were the envy of all. She was very active in a garden club and won many tri-color ribbons for her flower(especially the dry) arrangements. She was a member of "Weeders", a group of talented ladies in the Hospital Auxiliary who worked all year with their "Weeder Leader" making dried arrangements of mostly weeds to sell at Hospitality Days in Woodstock, IL, earning thousands of dollars a year for the Woodstock Hospital.
Evelyn did brailling as a volunteer for seven years, preparing books in Braille for the blind with a Braille "typewriter".
Needlepoint and knitting were Evelyn's favorite handwork. Although she did everything else from macrame to embroidery she didn't enjoy those as much. She also made pictures using pressed leaves and flowers.
Evelyn and Art had a stocked pond at their farm in Woodstock for the enjoyment of friends and relatives. Art had been an avid fisherman in his earlier years especially during family vacations in northern Wisconsin. Later he loved to see others fish -- especially the grandkids. He also used to put the kids to sleep saying, "One fish, two fish, etc."
Evelyn and Art were members of the St.Peter's United Church of Christ (formerly Evangelical & Reformed) church of Skokie (formerly Niles Center, Illinois). St. Peter's was the church of Evelyn's ancestors and where she had been baptised and confirmed.
Art had a butter & egg route in central Illinois as young man in a rebuilt Model T truck. He was an apprentice butcher with Krueger and then National Tea Company during the Depression. He was in Production Management with Acme Steel Company. Art transferred from Production Management to Advertising and Promotion and became head of that department at age 27. Before that, when he was dating Evelyn, they both worked for America Four Insurance Company -- he as a clerk in farm insurance, and she as a secretary. Art was employed with Buchen Advertising for the greatest part of his career -- his fondest memory was in connection with an account with Masonite. Other clients were Weyerhauser, Oliver Corporation, Fairbanks Morse and Ryerson Steel.
Art had his own advertising company, Arthur Petersen Associates, Inc., (APA, Inc.) on Wacker Drive in Chicago until he retired shortly before their 40th wedding anniversary. Evelyn served as the office manager. He had a lot of accounts with banks -- special accounts being with First National Bank of Woodstock and First National Bank of Skokie, Illinos.
House remodeling was a hobby. They remodeled two homes in Skokie while living in them and then bought a hundred-year-old farmhouse north of Woodstock and had it completely remodeled with additions by means of a featured project for HOUSE & GARDEN magazine.
Evelyn was an Eastern Star member and Art was a member of the Masonic Order of Masons, the Shriners, and Toastmasters.
Art was involved with the Chicago TV show "Walt's Workshop" in relationship to his advertising and public relations career and on a dog house construction episode of that show was a puppy that became the families most memorable pet: "Pipper" whose talents and adventures earned him the tag "Pipper The Wonder Dog".
Important pets were the dogs "Mushy" (English Springer), "Queenie" (mongrel),"Misty" (Tri-colored Collie), Teufel I & Teufel II (Miniature Schnauzers), and "Pipper" (Black & White mongrel. Many "Pipper The Wonder Dog" stories were passed down to grandchildren and neighborhood children-- a most unusual dog.) Two Shetland ponies: "Annie" & "Laurie" were other especially memorable animal family members.
Evelyn - and Art in particular - enjoyed the automobile. Automobiles they owned during their marriage were remembered as being: 1933 Ford (cost $333.33), 1939 & 1949 Plymouths, a 1953 Buick (beauty of a car, and their son's first auto), a Chevrolet Impala and station wagon, Oldsmobile 98, then four Pontiacs and another Buick.
On August 8, 1984 Arthur passed away and shortly thereafter Evelyn sold their farmstead and relocated to a home she purchased in the City of Woodstock. Her health began to fail due to cancer and dementia resulting in several living relocations and eventual residence at the Americana Nursing Home in Rolling Meadows, Illinois where she passed on December 21, 1991 at age 77. Internment took place on December 30 at McHenry County Memorial Park, Woodstock, Illinois.
Both Evelyn's parents were of German descent.
Evie and Arthur Edward "Art" Petersen were married on June 5, 1937 at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Chicago, Illinois.
Art's mother was German/Polish and his father was Danish (Denmark).
At Evelyn's passing in 1991, she was survived by their only son, Grant A. Petersen, born February 27, 1942, Oak Park, IL, and only daugher, Diann L. Petersen, born August 13, 1945 in Chicago. Grant & Donna had three sons, and Diann & Bill Sebald had two daughters. Two of her grandsons provided three great-grandsons and two great-granddaughters. One of her granddaughters provided two great-granddaughters. Their grandchildren called Art "Packy" and Evelyn "Grandma" and "Little Grandma".
Important places in their lives: Germany, Illinois (Chicago, Skokie [Niles Center], & Woodstock).
Travel was an important part of their lives (by air, train, boat, and car) to Germany, Luxemborg, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, The Holy Land and Middle East, Great Britain and France. In America, favorite memories were of the Mark Hopkins Hotel on Nob Hill in San Francisco, camping with their children in National Parks out West (Montana, Wyoming, etc.), and travels to Northern Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, California, Texas, New Orleans, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Florida, and New York.
By train they commuted to Chicago on the 'Skokie Swift' from Skokie, and the Chicago and Northwestern from Woodstock.
Antiques were a major part of their lives, along with miniatures, doll houses, caning chairs, refinishing furniture and antiques, woodworking (Art converted a portion of the garage at their farmstead north of Woodstock, Illinois into a well-equipped woodwork shop after he retired.)
They had the gift of hospitality and entertained with lots of dinners inside and outside, especially while living at their Woodstock farmstead "Windy Hill Farm & Nursery", where Art was famous for his hay rides -- his long wagon pulled by his tractor at all the big family picnics and barbeques.
They read a lot of books, and Art was known to stay up late watching TV, sometimes only getting three hours of sleep. They both played Bridge and were enthusiastic gardeners. Evelyn's plants, inside and especially outside were the envy of all. She was very active in a garden club and won many tri-color ribbons for her flower(especially the dry) arrangements. She was a member of "Weeders", a group of talented ladies in the Hospital Auxiliary who worked all year with their "Weeder Leader" making dried arrangements of mostly weeds to sell at Hospitality Days in Woodstock, IL, earning thousands of dollars a year for the Woodstock Hospital.
Evelyn did brailling as a volunteer for seven years, preparing books in Braille for the blind with a Braille "typewriter".
Needlepoint and knitting were Evelyn's favorite handwork. Although she did everything else from macrame to embroidery she didn't enjoy those as much. She also made pictures using pressed leaves and flowers.
Evelyn and Art had a stocked pond at their farm in Woodstock for the enjoyment of friends and relatives. Art had been an avid fisherman in his earlier years especially during family vacations in northern Wisconsin. Later he loved to see others fish -- especially the grandkids. He also used to put the kids to sleep saying, "One fish, two fish, etc."
Evelyn and Art were members of the St.Peter's United Church of Christ (formerly Evangelical & Reformed) church of Skokie (formerly Niles Center, Illinois). St. Peter's was the church of Evelyn's ancestors and where she had been baptised and confirmed.
Art had a butter & egg route in central Illinois as young man in a rebuilt Model T truck. He was an apprentice butcher with Krueger and then National Tea Company during the Depression. He was in Production Management with Acme Steel Company. Art transferred from Production Management to Advertising and Promotion and became head of that department at age 27. Before that, when he was dating Evelyn, they both worked for America Four Insurance Company -- he as a clerk in farm insurance, and she as a secretary. Art was employed with Buchen Advertising for the greatest part of his career -- his fondest memory was in connection with an account with Masonite. Other clients were Weyerhauser, Oliver Corporation, Fairbanks Morse and Ryerson Steel.
Art had his own advertising company, Arthur Petersen Associates, Inc., (APA, Inc.) on Wacker Drive in Chicago until he retired shortly before their 40th wedding anniversary. Evelyn served as the office manager. He had a lot of accounts with banks -- special accounts being with First National Bank of Woodstock and First National Bank of Skokie, Illinos.
House remodeling was a hobby. They remodeled two homes in Skokie while living in them and then bought a hundred-year-old farmhouse north of Woodstock and had it completely remodeled with additions by means of a featured project for HOUSE & GARDEN magazine.
Evelyn was an Eastern Star member and Art was a member of the Masonic Order of Masons, the Shriners, and Toastmasters.
Art was involved with the Chicago TV show "Walt's Workshop" in relationship to his advertising and public relations career and on a dog house construction episode of that show was a puppy that became the families most memorable pet: "Pipper" whose talents and adventures earned him the tag "Pipper The Wonder Dog".
Important pets were the dogs "Mushy" (English Springer), "Queenie" (mongrel),"Misty" (Tri-colored Collie), Teufel I & Teufel II (Miniature Schnauzers), and "Pipper" (Black & White mongrel. Many "Pipper The Wonder Dog" stories were passed down to grandchildren and neighborhood children-- a most unusual dog.) Two Shetland ponies: "Annie" & "Laurie" were other especially memorable animal family members.
Evelyn - and Art in particular - enjoyed the automobile. Automobiles they owned during their marriage were remembered as being: 1933 Ford (cost $333.33), 1939 & 1949 Plymouths, a 1953 Buick (beauty of a car, and their son's first auto), a Chevrolet Impala and station wagon, Oldsmobile 98, then four Pontiacs and another Buick.
On August 8, 1984 Arthur passed away and shortly thereafter Evelyn sold their farmstead and relocated to a home she purchased in the City of Woodstock. Her health began to fail due to cancer and dementia resulting in several living relocations and eventual residence at the Americana Nursing Home in Rolling Meadows, Illinois where she passed on December 21, 1991 at age 77. Internment took place on December 30 at McHenry County Memorial Park, Woodstock, Illinois.
Evelyn L. "Evie" Petersen was born August 7, 1914 in Niles Center (Skokie), Illinois. She was the youngest daughter among six girls and four brothers.
Both Evelyn's parents were of German descent.
Evie and Arthur Edward "Art" Petersen were married on June 5, 1937 at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Chicago, Illinois.
Art's mother was German/Polish and his father was Danish (Denmark).
At Evelyn's passing in 1991, she was survived by their only son, Grant A. Petersen, born February 27, 1942, Oak Park, IL, and only daugher, Diann L. Petersen, born August 13, 1945 in Chicago. Grant & Donna had three sons, and Diann & Bill Sebald had two daughters. Two of her grandsons provided three great-grandsons and two great-granddaughters. One of her granddaughters provided two great-granddaughters. Their grandchildren called Art "Packy" and Evelyn "Grandma" and "Little Grandma".
Important places in their lives: Germany, Illinois (Chicago, Skokie [Niles Center], & Woodstock).
Travel was an important part of their lives (by air, train, boat, and car) to Germany, Luxemborg, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, The Holy Land and Middle East, Great Britain and France. In America, favorite memories were of the Mark Hopkins Hotel on Nob Hill in San Francisco, camping with their children in National Parks out West (Montana, Wyoming, etc.), and travels to Northern Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, California, Texas, New Orleans, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Florida, and New York.
By train they commuted to Chicago on the 'Skokie Swift' from Skokie, and the Chicago and Northwestern from Woodstock.
Antiques were a major part of their lives, along with miniatures, doll houses, caning chairs, refinishing furniture and antiques, woodworking (Art converted a portion of the garage at their farmstead north of Woodstock, Illinois into a well-equipped woodwork shop after he retired.)
They had the gift of hospitality and entertained with lots of dinners inside and outside, especially while living at their Woodstock farmstead "Windy Hill Farm & Nursery", where Art was famous for his hay rides -- his long wagon pulled by his tractor at all the big family picnics and barbeques.
They read a lot of books, and Art was known to stay up late watching TV, sometimes only getting three hours of sleep. They both played Bridge and were enthusiastic gardeners. Evelyn's plants, inside and especially outside were the envy of all. She was very active in a garden club and won many tri-color ribbons for her flower(especially the dry) arrangements. She was a member of "Weeders", a group of talented ladies in the Hospital Auxiliary who worked all year with their "Weeder Leader" making dried arrangements of mostly weeds to sell at Hospitality Days in Woodstock, IL, earning thousands of dollars a year for the Woodstock Hospital.
Evelyn did brailling as a volunteer for seven years, preparing books in Braille for the blind with a Braille "typewriter".
Needlepoint and knitting were Evelyn's favorite handwork. Although she did everything else from macrame to embroidery she didn't enjoy those as much. She also made pictures using pressed leaves and flowers.
Evelyn and Art had a stocked pond at their farm in Woodstock for the enjoyment of friends and relatives. Art had been an avid fisherman in his earlier years especially during family vacations in northern Wisconsin. Later he loved to see others fish -- especially the grandkids. He also used to put the kids to sleep saying, "One fish, two fish, etc."
Evelyn and Art were members of the St.Peter's United Church of Christ (formerly Evangelical & Reformed) church of Skokie (formerly Niles Center, Illinois). St. Peter's was the church of Evelyn's ancestors and where she had been baptised and confirmed.
Art had a butter & egg route in central Illinois as young man in a rebuilt Model T truck. He was an apprentice butcher with Krueger and then National Tea Company during the Depression. He was in Production Management with Acme Steel Company. Art transferred from Production Management to Advertising and Promotion and became head of that department at age 27. Before that, when he was dating Evelyn, they both worked for America Four Insurance Company -- he as a clerk in farm insurance, and she as a secretary. Art was employed with Buchen Advertising for the greatest part of his career -- his fondest memory was in connection with an account with Masonite. Other clients were Weyerhauser, Oliver Corporation, Fairbanks Morse and Ryerson Steel.
Art had his own advertising company, Arthur Petersen Associates, Inc., (APA, Inc.) on Wacker Drive in Chicago until he retired shortly before their 40th wedding anniversary. Evelyn served as the office manager. He had a lot of accounts with banks -- special accounts being with First National Bank of Woodstock and First National Bank of Skokie, Illinos.
House remodeling was a hobby. They remodeled two homes in Skokie while living in them and then bought a hundred-year-old farmhouse north of Woodstock and had it completely remodeled with additions by means of a featured project for HOUSE & GARDEN magazine.
Evelyn was an Eastern Star member and Art was a member of the Masonic Order of Masons, the Shriners, and Toastmasters.
Art was involved with the Chicago TV show "Walt's Workshop" in relationship to his advertising and public relations career and on a dog house construction episode of that show was a puppy that became the families most memorable pet: "Pipper" whose talents and adventures earned him the tag "Pipper The Wonder Dog".
Important pets were the dogs "Mushy" (English Springer), "Queenie" (mongrel),"Misty" (Tri-colored Collie), Teufel I & Teufel II (Miniature Schnauzers), and "Pipper" (Black & White mongrel. Many "Pipper The Wonder Dog" stories were passed down to grandchildren and neighborhood children-- a most unusual dog.) Two Shetland ponies: "Annie" & "Laurie" were other especially memorable animal family members.
Evelyn - and Art in particular - enjoyed the automobile. Automobiles they owned during their marriage were remembered as being: 1933 Ford (cost $333.33), 1939 & 1949 Plymouths, a 1953 Buick (beauty of a car, and their son's first auto), a Chevrolet Impala and station wagon, Oldsmobile 98, then four Pontiacs and another Buick.
On August 8, 1984 Arthur passed away and shortly thereafter Evelyn sold their farmstead and relocated to a home she purchased in the City of Woodstock. Her health began to fail due to cancer and dementia resulting in several living relocations and eventual residence at the Americana Nursing Home in Rolling Meadows, Illinois where she passed on December 21, 1991 at age 77. Internment took place on December 30 at McHenry County Memorial Park, Woodstock, Illinois.
Both Evelyn's parents were of German descent.
Evie and Arthur Edward "Art" Petersen were married on June 5, 1937 at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Chicago, Illinois.
Art's mother was German/Polish and his father was Danish (Denmark).
At Evelyn's passing in 1991, she was survived by their only son, Grant A. Petersen, born February 27, 1942, Oak Park, IL, and only daugher, Diann L. Petersen, born August 13, 1945 in Chicago. Grant & Donna had three sons, and Diann & Bill Sebald had two daughters. Two of her grandsons provided three great-grandsons and two great-granddaughters. One of her granddaughters provided two great-granddaughters. Their grandchildren called Art "Packy" and Evelyn "Grandma" and "Little Grandma".
Important places in their lives: Germany, Illinois (Chicago, Skokie [Niles Center], & Woodstock).
Travel was an important part of their lives (by air, train, boat, and car) to Germany, Luxemborg, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, The Holy Land and Middle East, Great Britain and France. In America, favorite memories were of the Mark Hopkins Hotel on Nob Hill in San Francisco, camping with their children in National Parks out West (Montana, Wyoming, etc.), and travels to Northern Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, California, Texas, New Orleans, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Florida, and New York.
By train they commuted to Chicago on the 'Skokie Swift' from Skokie, and the Chicago and Northwestern from Woodstock.
Antiques were a major part of their lives, along with miniatures, doll houses, caning chairs, refinishing furniture and antiques, woodworking (Art converted a portion of the garage at their farmstead north of Woodstock, Illinois into a well-equipped woodwork shop after he retired.)
They had the gift of hospitality and entertained with lots of dinners inside and outside, especially while living at their Woodstock farmstead "Windy Hill Farm & Nursery", where Art was famous for his hay rides -- his long wagon pulled by his tractor at all the big family picnics and barbeques.
They read a lot of books, and Art was known to stay up late watching TV, sometimes only getting three hours of sleep. They both played Bridge and were enthusiastic gardeners. Evelyn's plants, inside and especially outside were the envy of all. She was very active in a garden club and won many tri-color ribbons for her flower(especially the dry) arrangements. She was a member of "Weeders", a group of talented ladies in the Hospital Auxiliary who worked all year with their "Weeder Leader" making dried arrangements of mostly weeds to sell at Hospitality Days in Woodstock, IL, earning thousands of dollars a year for the Woodstock Hospital.
Evelyn did brailling as a volunteer for seven years, preparing books in Braille for the blind with a Braille "typewriter".
Needlepoint and knitting were Evelyn's favorite handwork. Although she did everything else from macrame to embroidery she didn't enjoy those as much. She also made pictures using pressed leaves and flowers.
Evelyn and Art had a stocked pond at their farm in Woodstock for the enjoyment of friends and relatives. Art had been an avid fisherman in his earlier years especially during family vacations in northern Wisconsin. Later he loved to see others fish -- especially the grandkids. He also used to put the kids to sleep saying, "One fish, two fish, etc."
Evelyn and Art were members of the St.Peter's United Church of Christ (formerly Evangelical & Reformed) church of Skokie (formerly Niles Center, Illinois). St. Peter's was the church of Evelyn's ancestors and where she had been baptised and confirmed.
Art had a butter & egg route in central Illinois as young man in a rebuilt Model T truck. He was an apprentice butcher with Krueger and then National Tea Company during the Depression. He was in Production Management with Acme Steel Company. Art transferred from Production Management to Advertising and Promotion and became head of that department at age 27. Before that, when he was dating Evelyn, they both worked for America Four Insurance Company -- he as a clerk in farm insurance, and she as a secretary. Art was employed with Buchen Advertising for the greatest part of his career -- his fondest memory was in connection with an account with Masonite. Other clients were Weyerhauser, Oliver Corporation, Fairbanks Morse and Ryerson Steel.
Art had his own advertising company, Arthur Petersen Associates, Inc., (APA, Inc.) on Wacker Drive in Chicago until he retired shortly before their 40th wedding anniversary. Evelyn served as the office manager. He had a lot of accounts with banks -- special accounts being with First National Bank of Woodstock and First National Bank of Skokie, Illinos.
House remodeling was a hobby. They remodeled two homes in Skokie while living in them and then bought a hundred-year-old farmhouse north of Woodstock and had it completely remodeled with additions by means of a featured project for HOUSE & GARDEN magazine.
Evelyn was an Eastern Star member and Art was a member of the Masonic Order of Masons, the Shriners, and Toastmasters.
Art was involved with the Chicago TV show "Walt's Workshop" in relationship to his advertising and public relations career and on a dog house construction episode of that show was a puppy that became the families most memorable pet: "Pipper" whose talents and adventures earned him the tag "Pipper The Wonder Dog".
Important pets were the dogs "Mushy" (English Springer), "Queenie" (mongrel),"Misty" (Tri-colored Collie), Teufel I & Teufel II (Miniature Schnauzers), and "Pipper" (Black & White mongrel. Many "Pipper The Wonder Dog" stories were passed down to grandchildren and neighborhood children-- a most unusual dog.) Two Shetland ponies: "Annie" & "Laurie" were other especially memorable animal family members.
Evelyn - and Art in particular - enjoyed the automobile. Automobiles they owned during their marriage were remembered as being: 1933 Ford (cost $333.33), 1939 & 1949 Plymouths, a 1953 Buick (beauty of a car, and their son's first auto), a Chevrolet Impala and station wagon, Oldsmobile 98, then four Pontiacs and another Buick.
On August 8, 1984 Arthur passed away and shortly thereafter Evelyn sold their farmstead and relocated to a home she purchased in the City of Woodstock. Her health began to fail due to cancer and dementia resulting in several living relocations and eventual residence at the Americana Nursing Home in Rolling Meadows, Illinois where she passed on December 21, 1991 at age 77. Internment took place on December 30 at McHenry County Memorial Park, Woodstock, Illinois.
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