Roger A Peterson

  Research Notes:

Obit posted on Findagrave post: (also includes a photo)
link, https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Peterson&GSfn=Roger&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=33&GScnty=1919&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=59727422&df=all&


Following Published in Asbury Park Press from October 6 to October 7, 2010

- born 8 Mar 1921, Cokato, MN
- died 1 Oct 2010, Tintin Falls, NJ [about 10 kms east of Long Branch or Asbury Park, NJ]

- "He was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, (SAG), N.Y.C. and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA). He served his country honorably in the U.S. Navy, during World War II."

- some acting but mostly involved in "producing" various TV game shows - see obit for some of them, but also newspaper article from 1984 (in folder); also he knew and spent some time with Jimmy Dean (article of 1974)

- survived by "his life partner of 50 years", James Thompson of Ocean Township [general area of Long Branch etc]'
brother David Peterson and his wife Joan of Winchester, VA; two nephews - Jonanthan and Jeffrey [likely, son's of David Peterson - see his notes]; two nieces, Diane Randall and Karen Guida [ ? ]; and cousin Kaki and Claire Peterson [ likely on his father's side ]


2. obit also posted at, Obit Tree, linking to findagrave post

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Military Service, WW 2, 1942-1945, United States. ⁷¹⁵⁶ Obituary notes that he served with the US Navy, World War II