Mark E. Petersen
Born: 7 November 1900
Called to Quorum of the Twelve: 20 April 1944
Died: 11 January 1984
Called to Quorum of the Twelve: 20 April 1944
Died: 11 January 1984
Biographical Articles
Instructor, May 1944, Mark E. Petersen
Improvement Era, June 1944, Mark E. Petersen of the Council of the Twelve
Relief Society, June 1944, Mark E. Petersen Named Apostle
Improvement Era, February 1959, Mark E. Petersen of the Council of the Twelve
Ensign, February 1984, Elder Mark E. Petersen Dies
Ensign, March 1984, Mark E. Petersen--A Giant Among Men
Ensign, March 1984, Elder Mark E. Petersen Eulogized at Funeral
Improvement Era, June 1944, Mark E. Petersen of the Council of the Twelve
Relief Society, June 1944, Mark E. Petersen Named Apostle
Improvement Era, February 1959, Mark E. Petersen of the Council of the Twelve
Ensign, February 1984, Elder Mark E. Petersen Dies
Ensign, March 1984, Mark E. Petersen--A Giant Among Men
Ensign, March 1984, Elder Mark E. Petersen Eulogized at Funeral
Evans, John Henry. "Mark E. Petersen." Instructor. May 1944. pg. 200.
Mark E. Petersen JOHN HENRY EVANS There seems to be universal satisfaction, both within and without the Church, with the appointment of Mark E. Petersen to the apostleship, and 'those who are acquainted with him can understand the feeling. For one thing, he has lived a full, active life in his forty-three years. The son of Danish converts to Mormonism, he is himself deeply religious. He attended the University of Utah, filled a mission to Canada, married a Salt Lake girl (Emma McDonald), rose gradually in the newspaper business to be general manager of The Deseret News, joined several business and social organizations, and became counselor in the presidency of two stakes, Liberty and Sugar House. This varied life gave him a wide experience and acquaintanceship — a valuable asset to an apostle. Then, for another thing, he has all his life been interested in youth. He has taught in and been an officer of both the M. L A. and the Sunday School. For a time he was a member of the General Board of the latter institution, from which he was released to become a member of the Sugar House stake presidency. He is a member of the Genealogical Society board of directors. In the presidency of the two stakes he became active in the interest of the lesser priesthood and the Boy Scout movement. These offices grew out of his interest in missionary work, as did also the genealogical connection. And, for still another thing. Elder Petersen has a pleasing personality. Tall, slender, with abundant hair and a deep voice, he is kindly, gentlemanly, gracious, and looks out of intelligent, eager eyes. In a recent address over the air, under the auspices of the Church of the Air, he made a favorable impression, which presages a good speaking presence. The Petersens have two daughters— Marian, 17, who attends the University, and Peggy, 12, who is in Junior High. |
Smith, Henry A. "Mark E. Petersen of the Council of the Twelve." Improvement Era. June 1944. pg. 366-367.
Mark E. Petersen of the Council of the Twelve By HENRY A. SMITH Editor, Church News Section, Deseret News LIFE affords few opportunities better to know a man intimately than to "'work by his side year after year. Such circumstances provide for an accurate appraisal of character as men share ideals, exchange loyalties, and radiate innermost thoughts across desks or about work tables. Men so closely associated find no use for sham or pretense, for one's true character is soon known and he is appreciated for what he actually is. So it is with those of us who have been privileged for many years to associate with Elder Mark E. Petersen, recently chosen and ordained a member of the council of the twelve. He has been "chief" to scores of us for a long time now and we have been deeply appreciative of this association. We have been increasingly aware, these many years, of his worthiness, of his great, though simple faith, of his sincere devotion and loyalty and we know, through participation, of his capable, industrious, and wise leadership. And now we rejoice to the fullest in these new honors that have come to him and in the fact that these qualities we have long seen have been recognized by the inspired leadership of the church in giving him this new honor and greater opportunity for service. Mark Edward Petersen has risen from a humble station in life to merit such recognition. To know him is to be acquainted with a man who is chivalrous, who is kind and considerate of others, and yet who combines this humility with a radiant personality. Added to this there is an intelligent, driving force which goes to the heart of a problem for a wise solution. Despite his youthfulness he is an experienced leader of men who inspires trust and who is approachable. He has the confidence of his associates and has been a source of comfort and inspiration to them on many occasions. The new apostle's career touches upon many fronts. To get a better picture of him and his accomplishments he must be seen in his home, at his work, in the performance of his church duties, and in his civic associations. He was born in a humble home in Salt Lake City, just across the street from the present location of Church Welfare Square, now a city landmark. His early home life was simple and unpretentious, and he was helped along life's pathway by the loving hands of humble parents. They were Danish converts who migrated to the land of Zion for the sake of the gospel of Jesus Christ. They gave their son access to their most valued possession—a testimony. Theirs and his is a faith that is unwavering in acceptance of the divinity of the Savior and the divine mission of the Prophet Joseph Smith. These parents, now grown older, live today to reap a reward for their integrity and faithfulness and to rejoice with this son and his other loved ones in the signal honor his church has bestowed upon him. Elder Petersen's early, formative years revealed many unusual traits of character which attracted the attention of his boyhood companions and the teachers and leaders in the Twenty-sixth Ward of Pioneer Stake, where he lived until he was a young man. They learned to respect him for his integrity, his sincerity, and the marked qualities of leadership. As did others of his family, Elder Petersen went to work early to help win some of the blessings of life. He carried newspapers and worked after school and during vacations assisting his father, who was a building contractor. His education was secured in the grade and high schools of Salt Lake City and at the University of Utah. Then there is the home life which he and Emma Marr McDonald began to make for themselves when they were married in the Salt Lake Temple, August 30, 1923. Coming, herself, from a home where faith, devotion, and loyalty abounded, she brought these with her in full measure. Adding her lovely personality and humility, Emma Marr Petersen has immeasurably contributed to the sweetness which prevails in the home of this new apostle, and she has been a source of inspiration and support to her husband in all his achievements. They have two delightful daughters, Marian, seventeen, and Peggy, twelve. Elder Petersen went on a mission in 1920 from the First Ward of Liberty Stake. This mission was to Canada and during the two years there he had many unusual experiences which strengthened his faith and gave early indication that his was a choice spirit entitled to the promptings and inspiration of the Spirit of God. When he returned home he went to work in the editorial department of The Deseret News as a reporter. His ability as a writer and newspaperman sent him to the top of his profession. He became successively a copyreader, news editor, city editor, managing editor and, in 1941, became general manager of the official church newspaper. His successes in the newspaper field were never made at the sacrifice of any of the ideals he held dear from his early youth. He humbly acknowledges the hand of the Lord in the achievement of any successes that have been his. Elder Petersen is a clear thinker and able writer. He has already made many contributions to church literature in the form of features, editorials, and radio addresses. His new calling will add many more opportunities for this talent to be used in the work of the church and the preaching of the gospel. He is also a very able speaker and for a number of years has been in great demand among the wards and stakes of Salt Lake City and vicinity. Now the remainder of the church will have opportunity to enjoy the inspiration and sincerity of his addresses. For one of forty-three years, Elder Petersen has had an unusually prominent church career. He has served as a member of the high council of the Liberty and Highland stakes and as a counselor in the presidency of both the Liberty and the Sugar House stakes. At the same time he has been a member of the board of directors of the Genealogical Society of Utah since 1934, and prior to that time was a member of the convention force of the society. He is an enthusiastic temple worker and has devoted much time and effort to this work as well as to genealogical research. He is an expert in the field of research and an entertaining and inspiring speaker on this subject. As a business and church leader Elder Petersen has found and availed himself of many civic opportunities. He holds membership in a number of organizations and has addressed many other clubs and civic bodies throughout the intermountain country. His civic activities have won him many close friends who are not members of the church and among the many hundreds of messages of congratulations and good will received by him on his new appointment, were scores of them from these nonmember friends and associates. They universally expressed their pleasure at the new honors that were his and extended their good will and prayers for his success and happiness. At the present time Elder Petersen is vice president of the Salt Lake Kiwanis Club, and is on the board of directors of the Bonneville Knife and Fork Club, the Salt Lake Visiting Nurse Association, and the Utah Manufacturers Association. He is also a member of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce and other civic and business groups. The appointment of Elder Petersen to the council of the twelve follows the naming to that position of three other young men in recent years. Thus the junior four members of this council are still in their forties. Elder Petersen, who will be forty- four on November 7, 1944, is the youngest member of the Twelve. Elder Petersen brings to his new position the qualities of leadership and ability needed by one who stands in the high councils of the church. To these he adds a likeable personality, a friendship, sincerity, faith, and a loyalty that is unsurpassed. He launches upon this new career with the love and blessings of Latter-day Saints everywhere and with the support and prayers of all who know him personally—for to know this new apostle intimately, as many of us do, is a source of personal joy and inspiration. God bless our "chief" in his new assignment. |
SISTER PETERSEN AND DAUGHTERS,
MARIAN (standing) AND PEGGY (seated with violin) |
Smith, Henry A. "Mark E. Petersen Named Apostle." Relief Society Magazine. June 1944. pg. 299, 352.
Mark E. Petersen Named Apostle Elder Henry A. Smith Church Editor of The Deseret News AT the turn of the century the humble home of two Danish converts, in Salt Lake City, was blessed with the arrival of a new son. It was a home where the Gospel was lived and appreciated and where the parents taught their children, by precept and example, to evaluate and apply in their lives the principles of this message they had received in a foreign land. This humble father and mother reaped a full and joyous reward a few weeks ago when this son stood before a large audience in the great Tabernacle in Salt Lake City and, while bearing a sweet and humble testimony, expressed his gratitude to them for having taught him to believe this message and for all other things they had done for him. He was Elder Mark Edward Petersen who had been sustained on the previous day, April 6, 1944, by the general conference to fill the vacancy in the Council of the Twelve. With hearts overflowing, Christian and Christine Andersen Petersen sat before the radio in their humble home to hear this honored son pay them grateful tribute. They listened joyfully as he extolled the beauties of the home life that had always been his with them, and with his lovely wife and family. Elder Petersen was born November 7, 1900, and is one of five children. He has two brothers and two sisters, one of them a twin sister. His wife is Emma Marr McDonald Petersen, an accomplished pianist, and they have two daughters, Marian, seventeen, and Peggy, twelve. Elder Petersen is a young man, energetic and thoroughly capable. He brings to his new responsibilities a richness of wisdom and experience beyond his years. He possesses a full share of the qualifications of able leadership. He has demonstrated his faith, loyalty, and devotion to the Church. He is a powerful exponent of the message of Mormonism, a speaker much in demand by Church congregations everywhere. Elder Petersen's short career to date has been one of continuous Church service. He filled a mission to Eastern Canada from1920 to 1922. He has served successively since as a member of the Liberty Stake high council and stake presidency, and the Highland Stake high council and Sugar House stake presidency. He has had long activity with the Genealogical Society, first as a member of the convention staff and, since 1934, as a director of the society. He is also a former member or the Deseret Sunday School Union General Board. The new apostle brings to his high calling another unusual talent—an ability in writing. He has achieved in this field, the hard way, beginning as a reporter on the editorial staff of The Deseret News in 1924. His abilities were soon recognized, and Elder Petersen received continuous advancement, becoming news editor, city editor, managing editor, and then general manager of this official Church publication, a position which he now holds. As his scope of influence now widens in pursuit of his added responsibilities, Elder Petersen will draw to him many new friends and associates. They will learn to know and appreciate him for his friendliness and his courtliness as well as his leadership. His pleasing personality added to his unwavering testimony, his loyalty and devotion to duty, and inherent abilities give promise of great achievements by this new junior member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. |
ELDER MARK E. PETERSEN
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Evans, Richard L. "Mark E. Petersen of the Council of the Twelve." Improvement Era. February 1959. pg. 82-86, 117.
MARK E. PETERSEN, of the Council of the Twelve by Richard L. Evans of the Council of the Twelve Editors' note: Schooled in the tradition that a newspaperman should keep himself out of the news, the subject of these paragraphs sincerely requested that we pass him by in the series of sketches that we have presented from time to time on the General Authorities of the Church. But we could not consent to pass over such a subject. MARK E. PETERSEN, of the Council of the Twelve is a sincerely modest man, humble of heart, but of great courage and competence and a capacity for work which drives him, as he in turn drives himself ceaselessly it seems. It is something of a sight to see him at his typewriter, striking the keys which he has learned to think through. His typewriter touch is all his own, a self-learned newspaperman's kind of typing, quick and definite, with each letter leaving deep impressions on the page, with a kind of deadline urgency. Often in informal meetings, where the discussion has been conclusive—or inconclusive—Brother Petersen will turn his typewriter to him and say, "Let's put it down on paper—" and begin to pound with the same kind of energy with which he talks or with which he travels, or with which he does all else he does. And one becomes impressed with his physical and mental endurance as he pours the vigor and earnestness of his soul into the mechanical process through which his free flowing thoughts come out on paper. This is part of his training as a newspaperman, which has stood to his favor so successfully. Brother Petersen's spoken expression is such that we need not give any estimate of it for the untold tens of thousands who have heard him—as he finds a theme and develops it with repeated emphasis, piling phrase upon phrase and evidence upon evidence, with an order of outline that seems to evolve extemporaneously, and yet sounds as if it had been written out, and which always comes to an unforgettable impact of conclusion. His is a distinctive, rugged, sincere, effective kind of eloquence that never stops short of its mark, and that doesn't waste words. His travels are constant and wide-ranging: crossing the country, reorganizing stakes, attending meetings of the large Oregon City paper mill of which he is vice-president; moving on a varied succession of assignments, speaking, encouraging, counseling widely over the world. For example, in 1955, not long after Brother Petersen and Sister Petersen had returned from an intensive tour through the South American missions, (leaving November 15, 1954 and covering some eight or ten countries) Brother Petersen was soon thereafter assigned by the First Presidency to go to Europe to visit the countries and places where the Tabernacle Choir was to make its tour and to check halls, personnel, contracts, accommodations, and innumerable other details that had to be confirmed before so large a group could launch out on so momentous an undertaking all of which he did in some seven or eight countries in a few days' time. In one week of somewhat recent remembrance, he was twice in California, once in Idaho, and once in Washington, D.C., and still present it seemed at most of his regular meetings, and except for a little of the tired look, we hardly knew he had been away. He is an earnest advocate, a choice friend, a fair " judge, a tireless worker, a sincere and gracious host, a compassionate comforter of the sorrowing, a champion of those who have earnestly repented of mistakes, a persistent pursuer of the facts, and contender for justice and for action as to the insincere sinner who persists in error, and doesn't repent. What he does he does with impressive rapidity and rare good judgment, and it is characteristic of him to make decisions with swift insight. He has the courage to plead against prevailing opinion, and the good sense to accept considered and final decisions. All this has been typical of his life-hard work, fast work, intensive work, intelligent work, always under the pressure of the newspaperman's daily deadline. Publicity and the passing fashions and honors and material acquisitions seem to be of little moment in his list of values—and it is so with his wife, Emma Marr, as he fondly calls her. She is as frank and courageous and forthright as he is—she with her Scottish ancestry that has given her a kind of honest individualism that yields only to forthright facts but is ever considerate of people. Together, Mark and Emma are gracious, retiring, modest, thoughtful of others, but courageous and outspoken when courage and forthright speech are called for. It was a blessed day in the lives of succeeding generations of Petersens, and of many others also, when missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints found Elder Mark E. Petersen's parents in Denmark—and found them responsive to the gospel of Jesus Christ and the witness of its restoration. Different missionaries, at different times, found his father's people in one place, and his mother in another. Christian Petersen, Mark's father, came to Utah with his parents. Christine Anderson, Mark's mother, came to Utah as a girl of sixteen, alone—and Christian and Christine providentially met, and were married in the Salt Lake Temple, later to become the parents of five children, two daughters and three sons, Mark being the youngest son, with Christian Petersen, Jr. and Claude B. Petersen, (now Secretary to the Council of the Twelve), his brothers; and Mrs. Frank H. (Mona) Smith (Mark's twin) and Mrs. Cortland P. (Phoebe) Starr his two sisters. Christian Petersen was a builder when Mark was born. That was November 7, 1900-and the family home was then just across the street from what has since become Welfare Square in Salt Lake City. Mark grew up with hard work and gives as his first employed position: newspaper carrier. He also assisted his father in building and still likes to work with his hands with wood and other materials that go into the making of substantial things—and still does so when brief and irregular respites permit him to work around his home, to relieve the tensions of travel, of teaching, of decisions and the problems of people, which are infinite and exhausting. He loves his home, and greatly enjoys an hour of ping-pong for relaxation in the knotty pine recreation room which he built. He loves to build things around home storage cupboards—improvements of any kind. Mark might have become an engineer. His father so intended, and his attendance at Salt Lake City schools was followed by the beginnings of an engineering course at the University of Utah, which seemed a logical choice for his father's building business— but circumstances indicated otherwise. There came a mission call to Canada where he served from January 13, 1920 to July 7, 1922, under the presidency of the late Judge Nephi Jensen, mission president, and worked in Nova Scotia. He and his companions were the first missionaries to labor in Nova Scotia in about twenty years. Like most missionaries, Brother Petersen needed work when he returned from the Canadian Mission. The record indicates that he worked as a bookkeeper, and also as a checker of freight cars at Lynndyl, Utah, and then found work at the Deseret News in Salt Lake City in 1924, where he has served successively as news reporter, copy reader, news editor, managing editor, general manager, and president. He was made general manager August 1, 1941 and president on December 2, 1952. In these years at the News, the cub reporter who became president learned the power of making decisions under pressure, and of weighing and appraising personal interests and public policy, and of accurate writing. Because there is nothing more perishable than news, the newspaperman cannot put off what he has to do today, and in addition to a "do-it-yourself" philosophy, Mark also learned "the do it now" necessity, which has been an invaluable asset and has helped to make his personal and professional accomplishment possible. As Brother Petersen rose through the ranks at the Deseret News, he retained the respect of his associates, of men, both older and younger. Always modest, always waving aside praise and embarrassed by what he considered undue honors, in all these responsibilities and pressures he has kept personally close to the newspaper employees, mindful of their problems, active in their interests—and especially pleased always to have them call him by his first name. It was under the guidance of the late Elder Albert E. Bowen, that the Deseret News became associated with the Chandler family of the Los Angeles Times in acquiring a highly valued interest in a paper mill in Oregon, as insurance against threatened paper shortages at that time, and which has proved to be an eminently successful operation, and in which enterprise Brother Petersen succeeded Elder Albert E. Bowen as vice president. He is also vice president of the Newspaper Agency Corporation of Salt Lake City. Brother Petersen has kept a balance of interest and has also been actively associated with civic organizations, having served as a director of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce, and of the Utah Manufacturers Association, of the Salt Lake Visiting Nurses' Association; vice president of the Kiwanis Club of Salt Lake City (of which he is an honorary member); president of the Bonneville Knife & Fork Club, and many other civic enterprises and interests. His friends outside the Church have evidenced great affection for and confidence in him, and by these and other groups he has been much in demand as a speaker for meetings and conventions here and in many places across the country. Mark Petersen's Church career goes back to the early years of his youth and led him to some early and significant assignments. It was from the First Ward of Liberty Stake that he was called to the Canadian Mission in January 1920. Having returned from his mission, and while still a very young man, Mark was called to serve on the Liberty Stake high council under President Bryant S. Hinckley in April 1931—which was followed by a call to serve as second counselor to President J. Percy Goddard in the Liberty Stake presidency in 1936. After he moved to Highland Stake, he was called to serve on that high council, 1941-43. When the Sugar House Stake was organized in 1943, he became first counselor to President Thomas B. Wheeler where he served until he was called to fill a vacancy in the Council of the Twelve Apostles, in April 1944. Concurrent with some of these other Church assignments, he was chosen a member of the board of directors of the Genealogical Society of Utah when he was thirty-three years old and traveled much throughout the Church as a member of the society's convention staff. He has served as vice president of this organization since 1950, in its far-reaching expansion of microfilming and other world-wide activities. He has served as a member of the general board of the Deseret Sunday School Union, and has also done effective work with members of the Aaronic Priesthood, in ward and stake work, and in other ways, some of them very personal ways—for there are boys who have risen to distinction and high service in Church and community who testify of Brother Petersen's unusual influence for good in their lives. His newspaper career proved to be providential in many ways, one of which was that, as a reporter on the Church run, he had an unusual opportunity to become acquainted with the General Authorities, including President Grant and his associates and successors in the First Presidency. At one time he presented a series of radio addresses for the Church, and has since from time to time been a speaker on the CBS "Church of the Air." In addition to almost innumerable editorials in the Church Section of the Deseret News and elsewhere, he is the author of a book for young people entitled For Time or Eternity. Many of the editorials printed in the Church section are contained in the book titled Your Faith and You. Pamphlets and tracts he has written include, "Add to Your Faith Virtue," "Chastity," "Which Church Is Right?", "The Word of Wisdom," "Why Mormons Build Temples." During World War II he edited, wrote, or selected the contents of the LDS Servicemen's edition of the Church News, which began in May 15, 1944 and continued until July 1948. He is a member of the Melchizedek Priesthood committee, of the Church missionary committee, of the publicity and public information committee, of the Indian affairs committee, an adviser to the Mutual Improvement Associations and the Relief Society, and is one of the advisers to the general music committee of the Church. Mark and Emma Marr, and their family and friends, may well be grateful for their mutual interest in music—for his ward activities included directing the choir—and there he met and married the choir's accompanist, Emma Marr McDonald, who is still Mark's accompanist and one of the great blessings of his life. Emma Marr is a talented pianist, and plays the organ in Church and in their home, and with Mark keeps an active and discriminating interest in music. Emma Marr McDonald was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, but left there as a child. (The threads of life make some interesting patterns: Had Emma stayed in Nova Scotia she might have met Mark there as a missionary— but that eventful meeting came later in Salt Lake City.) Her father was a sea captain. Emma's mother, Sarah McDiarmid, whose people came from the Hebrides Islands, was an unusual woman of rare mind and spirit and depth of understanding. A convert to the Church, she died only recently at the age of ninety-four, having been a welcome guest in the home of Mark and Emma Marr Petersen for many years of their married life. When Mark married Emma Marr McDonald in the Salt Lake Temple, August 30, 1923, he found a wife of great worth, who has been to Mark a companion, counselor, and confidante with rare good judgment and common sense and discriminating frankness—the genuine kind of person who has encouraged him and supported him in all his work, and has been a choice mother to their two daughters, Marian Petersen and Peggy Petersen Stephens, the mother of their three grandchildren. These, the foregoing, are historical facts; but even more important than these are his impressions on people personally—the people who work with him, the people who seek his counsel, the people who know him well. No one ever need hesitate to approach him on a personal problem. Within the limits of the hours of life, he is always available and willing and working. Mark takes time to talk to people. But he is also aware of the limitations of time, and of the uses of it, and doesn't like to prolong an interview beyond a profitable period— but neither does he cut off inquiry before he feels he has the facts and has given them fair consideration. He works out in the open, across the table with an earnest and honorable esteem for his fellow men. He doesn't dodge issues. He is equal to difficult situations, in all kinds of company, and moves into whatever assignment or problem there is before him, ably and incisively, and, having done so, then takes on the next task. His biography has not been written, not before—nor yet—in any adequate way—partly because he shuns publicity sincerely, and grudgingly gives facts concerning himself. He has a gracious manner, a warm and sincere smile, a handsome, manly bearing, a tremendous energy, and a deep loyalty and devotion to family, to friends, to his associates in service, to country, to the Church, to the gospel of Jesus Christ, and to the Lord and Master of mankind for whom he carries the weight of being ordained a special witness, and to whom he offers all that he has and all that he is, in a most earnest and effective service, and with an abiding, solid, and settled faith. |
Elder Petersen as a missionary, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1920.
Brother and Sister Petersen enjoying a game of table tennis.
Peggy Petersen Stephens, daughter of Brother and Sister Petersen.
Marian, daughter of Brother and Sister Petersen.
The family of Christian Petersen, taken about eleven years ago: (Seated)
Sister Christine Anderson Petersen and Elder Petersen. (Back row) Christian, Jr.; Phoebe P. Starr; Claude B.; Mona P. Smith, and Mark E. Petersen. Elder Petersen (left) with Elder Albert E. Bowen of the Council
of the Twelve, in 1948, when Brother Petersen was general manager of the Deseret News and Brother Bowen was president of the Deseret News Publishing Company. Elder Petersen as a member of the Liberty Stake Presidency, January 1936 with President J. Percy Goddard (center), and Elder Fred M. Michelsen.
The Christian Petersen family (left) about 1948. Mark and his wife, Emma, are third and second from right on the back row. Sarah M. McDonald, Emma's mother, is second from right, center row.
Brother Petersen and his dog, Goldie.
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