Service Details
His funeral service will be held in the funeral home on Sunday, November 27th at 1:00 p.m. Visitation will be prior to the service from 12:00 O’clock until the time of the service. Full military honors will follow.
Lee Peters, Jr., 81, passed away at Ascension- All Saints on Monday, November 21, 2022, surrounded by his children. He was born in Beggs, Oklahoma on 15 August 1941, the son of the late Lee and Trulye (nee: Warren) Peters, Sr. He moved with his parents to Columbus, Ohio as a young child and graduated from Linden-McKinley High School in 1958.
Lee served his country with the U.S. Marines from 1960 until 1964. On 11 June 1965 he was united in marriage to Marsha Dickinson, who preceded him in death on 15 September 2002. He graduated from the Ohio State Patrol Academy in 1966 before moving with Marsha to Racine, Wisconsin.
Lee was employed by S.C. Johnson and Son at the Waxdale plant for over 30 years. He was a member of JMBA and the Johnson 30 Year Club. Lee played softball, basketball and bowled on S.C. Johnson teams. He was an avid martial arts practitioner and teacher, having practiced Karate, Tae Kwan Do, Aikido and Judo. Lee also practiced yoga and meditation.
Lee was an avid traveler. He was well known for his 30-day motor home vacations where he would drive the family across the US and Canada to see the sights. He traveled all over the world to see his kids or just to go to places he’d never been. In addition to leisure travel, he would frequently just turn up at your door step. You never knew when to expect him. He would drive across the country to check on you, attend a funeral, birthday, or retirement, and then disappear just as quickly as he arrived. He encouraged his younger family members and family friends, sending money for good report cards and encouraging them in sports and other hobbies. He was a kind and generous man who touched the lives of everyone who knew him.
Surviving Lee are his three children, Christina (Benjamin Luster) Peters-Luster, of Baltimore, MD, Captain Lee Peters, III, of Stafford, VA, and Catharine Peters, of Racine; three grandchildren, Kiana (Michael) Sherrow of Las Vegas, NV, Jadyn and Benjamin “Grayson” Peters-Luster both of Baltimore, MD; and two great-grandchildren Stella and Carter Sherrow, both of Las Vegas, NV.
William Henry & Lois Johnson says
I’m sorry to hear of the sudden passing my cousin, and your precious father, and grandfather.
I’m sorry that I can not be with you during your time of grief, and sorrow, but I’m praying that our heavenly Father and God of all comfort will be your source of comfort at this time.
Love and prayer,
Cousin William Henry and Lois Johnson
Sharon K Andrea G Ray says
Sorry to hear of your loss. You and your family are in my prayers and thoughts.
Mary Mooney says
I never had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Peters but I did have the honor of working with his son Lee Peters III. The fact that you raised such an awesome man is a great testimony to who you were. I feel in knowing Lee I know a part of you and it would’ve been an honor and privilege to have met you. Rest easy Mr. Peters your work here on earth is done I’m sure the Lord will be looking at you and saying well done my faithful servant come and rest in paradise.
Will and LeLar Beadles says
To the Peters family we are sorry for your loss. Lee and I had some really good times together. We partied together, worked together and played a lot of sports together. He was a great competitor and good at what ever he did. It was a pleasure to know him.
To the children be proud of your dad, he was a great man.
Brian & Camisha Dickinson says
Compassion, charisma, and a presence that always commanded the room. He is loved and will be missed deeply. Please accept our prayers and deepest sympathies.
– The Dickinson Family
Ayan says
Sending you our deepest condolences and heartfelt prayers He lives on in each of you, his beloved children and grandchildren. May he Rest in eternal peace and May you find comfort and support in each other. and in his loving memory. God Bless.
Bobbie and Beverly Reynolds says
Our condolences to the family.. RIPIH Lee