David Alan Peterson, 57, of Broomfield, Colorado, formerly of Axtell, passed away on Sunday November 19, 2023 at his home in Broomfield following a courageous battle with Glioblastoma (a very aggressive form of brain cancer). Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 9, 2023 at Bethany Lutheran Church, south of Axtell, with the Rev. Marcia Dorn officiating. Inurnment will be held at the Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery. A memorial book signing with family present will be held from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Friday, December 8, 2023 at Craig Funeral Home in Minden. Memorials in Dave's honor are kindly suggested to Bethany Lutheran Church in Axtell, the Axtell High School Scholarship Fund, or to Trail Winds Hospice of Colorado. Arrangements are under the care of Craig Funeral Home in Minden.

David was born on April 8, 1966, in Minden, Nebraska to Ellery and Joyce (Jacobsen) Peterson. He was baptized in 1966 and confirmed in 1979 at Bethany Lutheran Church in Axtell. He graduated from Axtell high School with the class of 1984 and graduated from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln in 1989. He furthered his education with a master's in athletic training in 1991 from the University of Arizona at Tucson.

Dave worked at Chadron State College, Pleasant Hill California Junior College, and then in Sioux Falls South Dakota as an athletic trainer. He also worked with a professional baseball and basketball team. In 2001, he attended Colorado State University to obtain a degree in landscape architecture and graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2005. In 2007, he moved to Broomfield, where he was employed as a landscape architect. At the time of his passing, he was employed with the Berry Dunn Parks and Recreation Management Team.

His hobbies included RV camping around Colorado, California and the Western states. Dave followed sports teams, especially the Huskers, and watching L.A. Dodgers and Colorado Rockies baseball. He played golf, skied, enjoyed yard and garden design, beach vacations and going out with friends. He loved his Jack Russells, currently Yuri and Jaxx; formerly Max and Kenzie.

Those left to cherish his memory include his spouse, Steve Hotzler of Broomfield; parents, Ellery and Joyce Peterson of Kearney; brother, Kent Peterson and wife Tierney Prince of Omaha; sister-in-law, Susan and husband Phil Kirk of Jackson Minnesota; brother-in-law, Tom and wife Dawn Hotzler of Lakefield, Minnesota; close friend and helper, Erick Vasquez; as well as a host of extended relatives and close friends.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Eldon and Erlene Peterson, Hazel Peterson, and Edgar and Myrtle Jacobsen.

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