Arlo Edwin Petersen

Arlo Edwin Petersen, 88yrs old, passed away on Nov. 23, 2019 at the Urbandale Health Care Center. Arlo was born to Gerhart and Grace Petersen from Jacksonville, IA. Arlo was married to the love of his life, Barbara Ann Croft-Petersen for 68yrs; they lived in Jacksonville, and then moved to Bennett, IA in 1978. He retired from Cedar Valley Corp, out of Waterloo, IA. Arlo was a road construction foreman. Arlo and Barbara eventually moved to Titusville, FL where they lived up until 2016.

Arlo was a very social person, loved to play horseshoes, grill, play shuffleboard, and participated in the annual musical plays in Florida. Arlo was a ‘jack of all trades’ and he was a MASTER of all. Arlo loved to make wooden replicas of the big equipment that he used while he worked road construction. Arlo knew no stranger, no mean bone in his body; he would do anything for anybody. If you knew him, you had a friend for life and a beer ready for you at the door. He was such a patient man and a kind soul. He loved his family and worked hard for them, and he loved to laugh!

His wife Barbara, and his three sons, Rickey (Deana) Petersen, Larry (Cindy) Petersen, Lonny (Taren) Petersen and his daughter Cindy Petersen-Huff survive Arlo. His grandchildren, Jennifer, Erin, Adam, Lisa, Jeffrey, Kyle, Zachary and Andrew, and his 13 great grandchildren.

He is preceded in death by his parents, sister Shirley Alvarez, daughter Debra Petersen, and grandson Chad Petersen.