Kurt A. Peters
MADISON / NORTHFIELD, Minn.
Kurt A. Peters, age 64, of Northfield, Minn. died at home with his spouse Lise by his side, on Nov. 13, 2018. He struggled with grace and humor for more than three years with a rare thyroid cancer.
Kurt was born in Madison, to Dr. Henry and Jean Peters. He graduated from Malcolm Shabazz High School in 1972; earned a BS in geography at UW-Madison and an MA in Elementary Education from the University of St. Thomas, in St. Paul.
Kurt was a naturalist and educator. He worked for 24 years for Belwin Outdoor Science, a unique program of the St. Paul Public School district, introducing urban children to natural sciences on woodland property near Afton, Minn. He enjoyed the daily task of trying to help children find a connection to the natural world, and to convey that we are all part of this world. His interest in people was broad. He also enjoyed teaching adult English Language Learners for more than fifteen years, both in St. Paul and in Northfield.
He was married to Lise Faillettaz, his life partner of 31 years. Together they developed a passion for hand thrown ceramics and enjoyed music and art, walks and sits in the woods, poetry, cooking, picking stones on the North Shore and summer visits to Lake Vermilion. Kurt had a lovely voice and loved to sing. He was known by friends for his kindness, thoughtfulness and humor.
We extend gratitude to the Scholz family, to Cora and Miriam Scholz-Carlson and Wendy who helped take care of Kurt in his last two weeks of life with love and great care.
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Kurt A. Peters, age 64, of Northfield, Minn. died at home with his spouse Lise by his side, on Nov. 13, 2018. He struggled with grace and humor for more than three years with a rare thyroid cancer.
Kurt was born in Madison, to Dr. Henry and Jean Peters. He graduated from Malcolm Shabazz High School in 1972; earned a BS in geography at UW-Madison and an MA in Elementary Education from the University of St. Thomas, in St. Paul.
Kurt was a naturalist and educator. He worked for 24 years for Belwin Outdoor Science, a unique program of the St. Paul Public School district, introducing urban children to natural sciences on woodland property near Afton, Minn. He enjoyed the daily task of trying to help children find a connection to the natural world, and to convey that we are all part of this world. His interest in people was broad. He also enjoyed teaching adult English Language Learners for more than fifteen years, both in St. Paul and in Northfield.
He was married to Lise Faillettaz, his life partner of 31 years. Together they developed a passion for hand thrown ceramics and enjoyed music and art, walks and sits in the woods, poetry, cooking, picking stones on the North Shore and summer visits to Lake Vermilion. Kurt had a lovely voice and loved to sing. He was known by friends for his kindness, thoughtfulness and humor.
We extend gratitude to the Scholz family, to Cora and Miriam Scholz-Carlson and Wendy who helped take care of Kurt in his last two weeks of life with love and great care.
https://madison.com/news/local/obituaries/peters-kurt-a/article_28197980-4b31-5f89-b245-33db62b7a12c.html Read the full obituary here
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194919373/kurt-a.-peters Find the gravesite here