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Visitation:
Saturday, September 21, 2019 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
at Peasley Funeral Home, Lincoln
Service:
11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home
Funeral home:
Peasley Funeral Home, Lincoln
Obituary
Peter H. Bakken, 88, of Lincoln
formerly of Kenney passed away on Saturday,
September 14, 2019 at The Christian Village Nursing
Home.
A Memorial Service for Mr. Bakken will be held on
Saturday, September 21, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at the
Peasley Funeral Home in Lincoln with Rev. Edward Ohm
officiating.
Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until the
time of service on Saturday at the Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Pleasant Valley Cemetery in Rural
Kenney, Illinois.
Peter H. Bakken was born on January 9, 1931 in
Spring Grove, Minnesota the son of Edward Bakken Sr.
and Myrtle Overhaug Bakken. He was united in
marriage to Leona Marguerite Fleck on April 7, 1951
in DeKalb, Illinois. She preceded him in death on
March 4, 2011.
He is survived by his children:
Leonard (Rita) Bakken of Lincoln, Teresa (Mike)
Shafiabady of Kankakee, Roger (Jeannie) Bakken of
Broadwell, Peter (Denise) Bakken Jr. of Shabbona,
Charles (Jeannine) Bakken of Beason. Three brothers:
LaVerne (Shirley) Bakken, Edward (Lila) Bakken Jr.,
Blaine (Peggy) Bakken, Norma (Richard) Turner.
Eighteen grandchildren, Thirty great grandchildren. |
He was preceded in death by one son: Kenneth Bakken,
one granddaughter and two great grandchildren
Peter graduated from the DeKalb High School in 1949.
He then served in the United States Army serving in
Korea. He was able to go on the Land of Lincoln
Honor Flight in 2016 to Washington D.C.
He enjoyed music, dancing and could play the
harmonica and violin. He also spoke Norweigian.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Foundation
or Land of Lincoln Honor Flight.
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