ProRodeo Sports News - May 27, 2022

In 1969, he married Rhonda Armstead, making their home on the family ranch. To this union daughters, Heather and Audra were born. Peterson worked as a pickup-man for Mike Cervi and Cervi Rodeo Company. He worked several years for Cervi Rodeo Company, then moved to Beutler & Son Rodeo Company. In 1980, he was a NFR pickup man. In the 1990s, Peterson served as the Assistant Livestock Superintendent at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. In 1993 he met Jayne Nepper and they wed in 1999, and they had daughters, Morgan, and Jordan. The family made their home in Kersey. In 1997, he was selected to be the pickup man at the Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo in Pocatello, Idaho. In 2003, Peterson moved to Arthur, Neb., where he bought a ranch. He had a love of basketball. He coached junior summer league in Colorado, and once he moved to Arthur he began coaching Arthur High School girls’ basketball team for four years, taking them to an amazing win over their rivals, Hyannis High

School, with only three players on the court at the time of the victory. Peterson also had a love for his animals, he knew a good horse and loved his cows; and he took great pride in knowing every single one of them. Peterson is survived by his wife Jayne; four daughters, Heather ( Jerome) Sexson; Audra (Chad) Johnston of Lakeside; Morgan (Derick) Rufenacht; and Jordan Peterson; brother, Bill Peterson; sister, Betty Hatfield; grandsons, Austin (Elizabeth) Rigg andWacey Flack; three granddaughters, Tayler (Alex) Rigg, Peyton ( Justin) Flack and Mia Rufenacht; great grandson, Jaxen Rigg; great-granddaughter, Layknn Rigg. He was preceded in death by his father and mother; sister, Karol Karre, and infant sister, Dottie Peterson; brothers, Harold “Pink” Peterson and Larry Peterson. Amemorial service will be at the Arthur Baptist Church at 2 p.m. (MT), May 28 with Pastor Blake Wilkes, officiating. Online condolences can be given at www. drauckerfh.com and pushing the share a memory button.

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RICHARD LEE PETERSON

Richard Lee Peterson, a former PRCA pickup man, passed away May 15 at Perkins County Hospital in Grant, Nebraska. He was 78. Peterson was

born March 5, 1944, to Harold and Vera (Walker) Peterson in Greeley, Colo. He attended Greeley High School, graduating in 1962. He then went on to

Peterson

Colorado State University in Fort Collins to play basketball. He returned to Kersey, Colo., and the family ranch, and began his career as a rancher and competed in the FFA rodeos, where he helped the Jack Anderson family work the rodeos. This is where he began his career picking up broncs.

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