The Peterson Family

The last few posts have been about the Peterson family, so I thought you might want to see them all together. This photograph, shared with me by my dad's cousin Michele, was taken in 1942, probably before youngest son Gilbert joined the U.S. Marines and went off to war.

Back row: Harry, Nina, Gilbert, Helen, Elmer
Front row: Hildur, Alice Ruth, Herman, Cecilia, Lillian

Quite a handsome family, I think! Missing is Edith, who died from appendicitis in 1922:

Just for fun, here is the family gathered together on Mother's Day, 1963. This time Alice is missing, as she was in Washington, DC by this time.

Back row: Hildur, Nina, Elmer
Middle row: Harry, Herman, Cecilia
Front row: Gilbert, Helen, Lillian