Joseph "Joe Boy" Peters, age 83, passed away at home Wednesday, July 15, 2020.
Visitation Monday, July 20, 2020 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Ohde Funeral Home, Manning, Iowa
Funeral Service Monday, July 20, 2020 - 12 Noon Ohde Funeral Home, Manning
Officiating Reverend Jose Shinoj
Recorded Music "On Eagle's Wings" "How Great Thou Art"
Casket Bearers: Joseph Peters, Jr., Bernard R. Peters, Sebastian X. Peters, Seth Peters, Edward Mashek, Eric Anderson
Interment with Military Honors at Ohde Funeral Home Monday, July 20, 2020
Military Honors
VFW Post 3517
American Legion Post 22
U.S. Army Honor Guard
Burial at a later date following cremation - Sacred Heart Cemetery, Manning
Joseph Michael, son of John and Mildred (Lappe) Peter, was born May 24, 1937, in Guthrie Center, Iowa. He was raised in Manning and attended school through the eighth grade. He then worked to support his family.
In September of 1954, Joe enlisted in the United States Army. He served in Germany with the 181st Airborne. After receiving his honorable discharge, Joe returned to the Midwest and lived in Omaha, Nebraska, where he drove truck and was a member of the teamsters. After he retired in 1995, Joe moved to Denison, Iowa, for a couple of years before buying a home in Manning, Iowa. In his retirement, Joe continued to drive truck, usually for local farmers.
Joe was a member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. His passion was motorcycles, especially BMW and Harley Davidson. In his younger years, he was a member of various motorcycle clubs.
After a couple months of declining health, Joe passed away peacefully at his home in Manning, Iowa on Wednesday, July 15, 2020. He was 83 years 1 month, and 21 days of age.
Joe was preceded in death by his parents John B. Peter and Mildred S. Lappe and two sisters Maryanne Walker and Pearl Farley. He is survived by his children: Joseph Peters Jr. and wife Carol of Fremont, Nebraska; Bernard Peters and wife Paula of Omaha, Nebraska; Lisa Peters of Omaha, Nebraska; Edward Maschek of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and Petrina Peters of Manning, Iowa; sister Joann Askevics of Omaha, Nebraska; several grandchildren, other relatives and friends.