Chauncey "Pete" Petersen, 86, of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, November 3, 2018 at the Anamosa Care Center.  Celebration of life gathering will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, December 2, 2018 at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW, with private family inurnment in Czech National Cemetery Columbarium.

Chauncey was born January 26, 1932 in Humboldt, the son of Otto A. and Eileen (Beebe) Petersen.  Pete graduated from East High School in Des Moines, class of 1950. He served in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean Conflict.  Chauncey was united in marriage to Joyce Doggett on May 28, 1954 in Des Moines, and they were later divorced.  Pete worked as a banker in the Des Moines and Cedar Rapids area for many years.  He retired from Collins Community Credit Union in 1997.  He was united in marriage to Linda Jackson on July 7, 1981 at the Little Brown Church in the Vale in Nashua.  Pete enjoyed golfing, bowling, baseball, softball, traveling, and spending time with his family.

Pete is survived by his wife Linda; daughter Lisa (Rick) Hines of Spring Valley, California; son Mike (Peggy) Petersen of St. Charles; step-son Brad Jackson of Cedar Rapids; four grandchildren Katie (Mike) Simpson, Dan Hines, Jake Petersen and Nick Petersen; five great-grandchildren Zachary, Blake and Hadley Simpson, Connor and Logan Hines; former wife Joyce Doggett of Des Moines; his sister Vernette Gardner of Mohave Valley, Arizona; half-brothers Edward Rohn and Eugene (Linda) Rohn as well as his numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by parents and his half-brother Gary Rohn.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff at Anamosa Care Center and to Above and Beyond Hospice for their loving care of Pete.