Paul Raymond Peters was born April 15, 1935, in David City, to Piet and Minnie (Jacobs) Peters and passed away July 4, 2026, in Seward, at the age of 91 years, 2 months and 19 days.
Paul attended Surprise grade school and graduated from Ulysses High School with the Class of 1954. He entered the United States Army in August of 1954. Paul received his basic training in Fort Lee, Virginia. He was stationed in Austria for 10 months and eight months in Italy, working with G-2 Intelligence. He was honorably discharged in August of 1956.
Paul was united in marriage to Lucille Brym on Jan. 11, 1958, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Ulysses, and to this union, three children were born.
Throughout his life, he was employed by Ulysses Lumberyard, Dave Tuma Construction, Jirovsky & Feigion Construction and Schweitzer Construction, with the majority of those years being spent with Jirovsky & Feigion.
Paul was a lifetime member of the David City VFW. He was a past member of the Ulysses Volunteer Fire Department and a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, serving as an usher for many years.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife of 51 years, Lucille (2009); brothers, John Peters and Bill (Marietta) Peters; sisters, Nellie (Morrie) Brockeveldt, Marie (Joe) Kozisek, Dorothy (Carl) Zegers, Christine Kozisek; and brother-in-law, Henry Brockevelt.
Survivors cherishing his memory include his children, Julie (Gary) Schaefer, Seward, Delores Pflueger, Utica, and Robert (Sharon) Peters, Clive, Iowa; four grandsons, Matt and Jason Schaefer, and Nate and Austin Pflueger; nine great-grandchildren; sister, Virginia Brockevelt; sister-in-law, Norma Jean Peters; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of friends.
Visitation will be Monday, July 13, from 1 – 4 p.m. at Zabka-Perdue Funeral Home, with family receiving friends later that day from 5:30 – 7 p.m. at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. Funeral Mass is Tuesday, July 14, at 10 a.m. at the church followed by a graveside service at the Seward Cemetery.
Arrangements by Zabka-Perdue Funeral Home.
