Edwin "Ed" Peters, 89, of Bowman, ND, passed away on Monday, July 27, 2015 at the Southwest Healthcare Hospital in Bowman.
Funeral Services for Ed will be at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 30, 2015 at the Bowman Lutheran Church. Pastor Charles Swanson will officiate with burial to follow in the Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis SD at 3:00 p.m.

Edwin was born September 22,1925 in Watertown SD, son of Frank and Julia Peters. He was reared on the family homestead near Buffalo SD, and at age 10 moved to Hayti SD. In 1941 the family moved to Washington State. The family then moved to Bowman, where Frank and Ed's brother Don began farming 10 miles to the south of town.

Edwin enlisted in the army and after training traveled by ship to Europe to join the fight. Ed was involved in The Battle of the Bulge and ended his tour in Europe with the fighting in The Ruhr Pocket. He returned from the service in 1946 and joined the family farming operation.

Ed and Don together then started Peters Construction Company. Ed later took over the construction company and Don returned to farming.

Edwin married Maybelline Oien on June 12, 1955 in Glendive MT. They then resided in Bowman where Ed operated Peters Construction.

Edwin was a member of the American Legion, and also of the 40&8 group . If you visit our state capital grounds, you can visit the train car used by the 40&8 division of the service. He was also a member of the Masonic Lodge in Bowman. Ed truly enjoyed displaying the flags of our country while driving his Willy's jeep in parades as a very proud veteran.

He was preceeded in death by his parents, his wife Maybelline and brother Donald. Survivors include two sons Randy (Denise) and Jeff (Laurie) of Hazen North Dakota. 5 grandaughters and three great grand children.