Birth date: May 27, 1926 Death date: Nov 23, 2018
Orville “Pete” Banks Petersen, 92, died Nov. 23, 2018 of complications of old age and cancer. He was the youngest of nine children, born May 27, 1926 in Salt Lake City to Peter Melvin Petersen and Viona Leta Banks. His oldest sibl Read Obituary
I absolutely loved Uncle Pete! He always made me feel like he loved and cared about me. One of my favorite uncles. He had such a fun lively personality. He will be missed. You are in our thoughts and prayers. So thankful for his influence and example in my life!
- Layne Eyre
The picture at left truly reflects Uncle Orville. He always seemed happy and make everyone around him happy. He always had a joke or funny story for any occasion and his laugh was contagious. We lived just west of him in the 1980s and 90s. Our daughters started calling him Uncle Frank. The church where his services are being held became "Frank's Church." We never learned where the "Frank" came from, but he always played along. I was out of town and my wife called Orville to have a refrigerator delivered. She trusted his taste. Thirty plus years later, the frig died. I jokingly called Orville to ask about the warranty. He quickly responded that it expired last week.
We love him and send our condolences to his family. We will miss the era that passes with him.
Love, JIm and Margaret Petersen and family.
“Pete” will ever be remembered as our father Joe Smith’s best friend and missionary colleague. Both graduated from West High School and served in the Eastern Canadian mission headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Both Pete/Bonnie and our Dad Joe/Jeannette planned and made happen multiple joint family camps and gatherings, and from those experiences our two families feel like we’re family. And after Pete’s Bonnie passed and our Mom’s Joe passed, Pete and Mom/Jeannette continued the friendship forged over decades and met regularly for lunch and concerts at which they reminisced about the “Good Old Days” and the love they both had for their respective spouses and friends. We, and especially our dear mother Jeannette will miss the connection Pete was to our father/husband. I also personally enjoyed my regular association with Pete as he came to my office annually for his eye examinations. He always made our staff and me have a brighter day and a smile and laugh when he visited. Heaven is a little more bright and fuller with laughter now that Orville “Pete” is there. Until we meet again Pete! God Bless You, for you have truly blessed us!
Dr. Doug Smith, Bountiful, Utah
Wow! How do you describe a lifetime of smiles into one comment? You see everytime I saw “dad,” he was smiling that twinkling smile of his. Even when he didn’t feel well or when he had to say a temporary goodbye to his beloved sweetheart he was smiling. Dad just twinkled, especially when I’d see him look at his sweet Bonnie or at my sister/friend Julianne. To Pete Petersen there was the gospel of his Savior Jesus Christ, there was his Bonnie, there was his children and grandchildren, and there were his friends and neighbors. Those were his “treasures,” and therein lay his heart. God be with you “dad” until we meet again.
Mike and Laurie, so sorry to hear about the loss of your father.. Please accept our sincere condolences at this sad time. Sincerely, Scott and Mary Cowan and family.
Pete was such a kind a fun man, a dear friend to my Dad Hank Cameron who will really miss Pete. I loved to hear him sing" Utah Man Sir". Sending love and sympathies to all his family! Sincerely, Kay Cameron
