Wahkiakum Eagle-Dec. 1981 PETERSON, Jennings Charles Age 64, a former resident of Puget Island, died at Eagle Rock, Ore. He was born at Puget Island. He was a commercial fisherman in Alaska and a carpenter. Survivors include his wife, Betty, at home; three daughters, Cheryl Alkema of Los Angeles, LaVern Gressinger of Lake Arrowhead, Calif., and LaVonne Witcher of Vancouver; one son, John of Eagle Creek, one sister, Elsie Bonawitz of Oregon City, and a brother Ben Peterson of Puget Island, and nine grandchildren. Services were held at Gresham, Ore., on December 21. Services at Gresham, Ore. 07 Nov 1917-17 Dec 1981 (As transcribed by the Wahkiakum County Historical Society 2006 from original newspaper collection.)