Craig A. Petersen

Craig A. Petersen, born 3/14/1944 in Belleview, Idaho, died 4/26/2021 in Wichita, Kansas. Celebration of Life will be held on August 7th from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., at The Courtyards at Auburn Hills Club House, 13617 West Verona. Please join us in celebrating Craig's life. Preceded by parents, Fern and Eugene Petersen. Survived by his wife of 47 years, Vickie Petersen; fur babies, Kizzy and PD; brother, Larry (Kathy) of Belgrade, MT; brothers-in-law, Ken (Mary) Spade of Wichita, Mike Spade of Des Moines, IA; sister-in-law, Diana Spade of Columbus, OH; nieces and nephews, Shane (Lisa), Shawn (Tina), Bryan (Stacey) Petersen, all of Belgrade MT, Blair (Kasi) Petersen of Virginia Beach, VA, Gina (Joe Mastrosimone) Spade of Lawrence, KS, Jason Spade of Dallas, TX, Jennifer (Josh) Steckel of Columbus, OH, Shawn (Marisa) Campbell of Chillicothe, MO; 15 great-nieces and nephews; 3 great-great-nieces and nephew. Craig served three tours in Vietnam. He worked at Spade Appliance and ADR Bookprint. Craig was active with the Wichita River Festival, Updowntowners and Old Town Association. Craig loved fishing, NASCAR, 4-wheeling, rock and roll, and his family. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to LAPP, 310 West 45th Street N., Wichita, KS 67204 or to the Sedgwick County Zoo, 5555 W Zoo Blvd., Wichita, KS 67212. Downing and Lahey Mortuary - West Chapel.