Background
Petersen, Donald Loren was born on September 29, 1936 in Tama, Iowa, United States. Son of Arthur Paul and Mildred Vera (Lacina) Petersen.
Petersen, Donald Loren was born on September 29, 1936 in Tama, Iowa, United States. Son of Arthur Paul and Mildred Vera (Lacina) Petersen.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University, 1962.
Test engineer United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Arcadia, California, 1962-1965. Production department supervisor Monsanto Company, Soda Springs, Idaho, 1965-1971, wildfire division manager Ontario, California, since 1971.
Served with United States Army, 1957-1958. Member Lions (vice president 1966-1970).
Married Marilyn Kay Zeigler, September 2, 1961 (divorced November 1980). Children: Mark Lewis, Corinn Marie Petersen Topoleski, Michael Paul, Ronald Fray. Married Adrianne Kala Perelskin, May 9, 1981.