Francis Charles Peterson of Belle Fourche, S.D. went to be with the Lord Sunday, March 13, 2005, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth. Francis was born on July 25, 1919, in Clear Lake, S.D. where he grew up. He moved to Gary, S.D. in 1959; Terraville, S.D. in 1961; Nevada Gulch, S.D. in 1967; and Belle Fourche in 1987. He recently moved to Littlefork, Minn. On April 11, 1945, Francis married the former Dorothy Ruben in Goodwin, S.D. He worked for U.S. West until his retirement. Francis enjoyed fishing, woodworking, and goat farming. His hobby farm became a tourist attraction when he began decorating the goats' horns with flowers. He loved to ride in parades on the cart he built and trained his goats to pull. Francis is preceded in death by his parents, Charles O. Peterson and Emma (Rathke) Peterson, and his sister, Sophie Rabine. Francis is survived by his wife Dorothy Peterson, three sons and two daughters: Selmer (Colleen) Peterson of Owatonna, Minn; Delmer (Joyce) Peterson of Littlefork, Minn.; Drusilla (Chip) Dye of Alzada, Mont.; Ronnie (Rhonda) Peterson, Captain U.S.A.F, Retired, of Black Hawk, S.D.; and Sharie (Gerald) Krebsbach of Jacksonville, Fla.; as well as 14 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Visitation for Francis is planned for Wednesday March 16, 2005, at the Littlefork Baptist Church from 6-8 p.m. Funeral services will be Thursday, March 17, 2005, at the Littlefork Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Interment at Oakley Cemetery in Littlefork, Minnesota