

He was born on April 12, 1947 in Toledo, Ohio to Dr. John Rollo and Augusta M. (Staudt) Thompson.
Pete attended Sewanee Military Academy and graduated from Marion High School. He attended Ball State University.
He worked as an Executive Loan Officer at American Security. He also worked for Moore Business Forms as a printer, and raised beef cattle on the family farm for 38 years.
Pete served in the Indiana National Guard. He was a member of the Fremont American Legion Cassel Post # 257, he was a life member of the NRA, and held the office of Prelate at the Fremont Moose Lodge.
Survivors include his wife of 44 years, Rita (Burrell) Thompson of Fremont, Indiana, children, John Tyler (Maria) Thompson of Westfield, Indiana, Tabitha (Randy) Hart of Cave Creek, Arizona, Allen (Rebecca) Thompson of Angola, Indiana, and Jason (Keri) Thompson of Warwick, Rhode Island, 5 grandchildren, a brother, Nathan (Mariann) Thompson of Marshfield, Wisconsin, and sisters, Karen (Steve) Pequignot of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Ruth (Patrick) Hauer of Fort Wayne, Indiana, a brother-in-law, Timothy Eakin of Fort Wayne, Indiana, and a sister-in-law, Irmgard Thompson of Aschaffenburg, Germany.
He was also preceded in death by a brother, Joseph Thompson, and a sister, Hanna Eakin.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 am Friday, February 17, 2023 at Beams Funeral Home, Fremont, Indiana. Kirk Hancock will officiate the service.
Visitation will be held prior to the service from 10 am until 11 am Friday, February 17, 2023 at Beams Funeral Home, Fremont, Indiana.
Burial will follow at Ray-Covenanter Cemetery, Fremont, Indiana.
Memorial donations in his memory may be directed to the Fremont American Legion Cassel Post # 257.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.beamsfuneralhome.com for the Thompson family.
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Fremont American Legion Cassel Post #257P.O. Box 610, Fremont, Indiana 46737
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