Melvin "Mel" Curtis Peterson

Melvin "Mel" Curtis Peterson, 84, of Elizabeth Twp., died Sunday, August 31, 2014. He was born March 8, 1930 in McKeesport. He was a member of First United Methodist Church of McKeesport, Youghiogheny Lodge # 583 F & AM, and the Barcey Choir of McKeesport. He was also a member and Past President of the McKeesport Jaycees and was Past President and Secretary of the McKeesport Lions Club with over 50 years of service. He was awarded the Melvin Jones Fellow from Lions Club International Foundation. Mel retired from the Union National Bank in McKeesport and had previously worked at Westinghouse Federal Credit Union, William Jenkins Corp, and Butler's Golf Course. He served on the Boards of the McKeesport YMCA and the Auberle Home. He was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin School of Banking and was a US Army Veteran serving in Japan during the Korean War. He loved to play golf and watching the Pittsburgh Steelers. Mel enjoyed growing flowers. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, LaVauda Jean Dick Peterson, sons, Jeffrey Allen Peterson of Manassas VA, and Douglas Richard Peterson of Oakton, VA, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his mother, Ora Gould Peterson, and brothers, Harry E. and George W. Peterson. Friends are welcome Thursday, September 4 from 2-4 and 7-9, at the Gilbert Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 6028 Smithfield Street, Boston, Elizabeth Township. Funeral service will be held in the funeral home chapel on Friday, September 5, at 10:00 AM. Interment with Military Honors will follow at the Jefferson Memorial Park, Pleasant Hills. Condolences may be made at Gilbertfuneralhomeandcrematory.