Edwin “Ed” Nels Petersen
August 20, 1955 ~ October 24, 2025
Edwin “Ed” N. Petersen, Sioux Falls, SD, passed away at the age of 70, on October 24, 2025, at Ava’s House, a hospice house in Sioux Falls.
There will be no funeral, further gatherings are private.
Edwin “Ed” Nels Petersen was born on August 20, 1955, in Flandreau, SD to Nels and Evelyn (Johnson) Petersen. Edwin grew up in Flandreau, SD, and attended Flandreau Public School. In his younger years after school, he started raising quarter horses and competed in rodeo. The PRCA and PBR were the main two competitions he competed in. Edwin mainly competed on Buck, one of his most favorite quarter horses that he had raised from a colt.
Edwin had a few places he had called home, in South Dakota – Flandreau, Volga and Sioux Falls, and Corpus Christi, Texas. Edwin owned two of his own businesses after the rodeo, an autobody shop in Flandreau, and a trucking business, named Petersen Trucking, that he took up for a few years, with only three semis and a few guys driving for him. After a few years Petersen Trucking went bankrupt. Edwin then started driving truck for K&J Trucking until he settled down in Sioux Falls and started working for a local auto body shop until retirement.
Even before retirement, Edwin still enjoyed west river hunting, trapping, fishing, and doing a little taxidermy in his down time. After retirement, he fell out of hunting but continued to occasionally trap. But mostly, his love for fishing continued. Edwin’s most favorite place to fish was Lake Thompson, but he mainly fished closer lakes like Wall Lake and Lake Vermillion. While at home, Edwin still liked to do autobody for close friends and family. In 2022 he took up a new hobby of canning and enjoyed going with his daughter to see her horse. He also enjoyed spending time in the backyard with his daughters’ chickens.
Edwin is survived by his wife, Alona Petersen; his daughter, Angelica Petersen; his two sons, Jason Petersen and Christopher Petersen; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and his sister, Alice Ryan.
Edwin was preceded in death by his father, Nels Petersen; his mother, Evelyn Petersen; his sister, Beverly Petersen; and his brother, Gordon Petersen.
Edwin lived a great long life and will be remembered and missed dearly by friends and family.
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