David Kent Peterson

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David Kent Peterson, born July 9, 1937, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Ralph Mast and Dorothy Adeline (January) Peterson, passed away March 8^th, 2024. He lived in Coleridge, Nebraska, graduating from Coleridge High School in 1955.

In 1961, David graduated from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture. He married Hazel Grace Ahlschwede, Crete, Nebraska on June 7^th, 1959. He served as the first Director of the North Central Regional Planning Commission in Beloit, KS; Director of Administration at the Missouri Basin States Association in Omaha; and as an Associate Campus Planner for the University of Nebraska.

David was preceded in death by wife Hazel, and Sisters and Brothers-in-Law Helen and Allen Plucknett, Alice Ahlschwede, Doris Banister, and Dennis Verbeek. He is survived by Sister Carol Verbeek; children Christine Treaster (Brad), Douglas Peterson; grandchildren Laura (Treaster) Lorenz (Chad), Michael Treaster, Simone Ballard, Ellen Nordgren (Derek), Katie Peterson; and a great-granddaughter Autumn Lorenz.

No formal services are planned. A family graveside service will be held in June. Memorials may be made to the Capitol Humane Society in Lincoln, NE, or as designated by the Donor.

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March 27, 2024

I worked with Dave in Facilities Management & Planning at UNL. He was a great colleague, and I learned much facilities planning from Dave. I will miss the times we would get together for coffee when I returned to Lincoln for a visit.