Leo Petersen Obituary
We are sad to announce that on August 29, 2024, at the age of 98, Leo Petersen of Columbia, South Carolina passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Leo Petersen to pay them a last tribute.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Joseph Emmanuel and Julia Amalia Petersen; his wife Lucia Petersen; his son Dwayne DeGraffe; and his siblings, Evelyn Knowles Penn, Gloria Jackson, Ellery Brown and Basil Frederico Petersen.
He is survived by: his children, Maria Petersen McFarlane, Ann Leona Garcia, Yvette Petersen, Yvonne Hendricks, Denise DeGraffe, Sandra McFarlane (Ronald Sr.), Sharon Briscoe, Sonja Carter (Lamont) and Mario Heywood; his grandchildren, Denise Pittman, Ramona Oliver, Ava Shepherd, Tremaine McFarlane, Franklin McFarlane, April McFarlane, Ronald A. McFarlane, Jr., Richard A. McFarlane, Alexa Williams, Maarc Leo Georges, Juanita Clarke, Errol Clarke, Jr., Winston Petersen, Kyra Travis, Kareena Moses, Mario Hendricks, Myron Hendricks, Robert Heywood, Carla Heywood, Angela Turner, Toya Heywood, Tamisha Francis, Kaleah David, Kadesha David, Earl Singleton, Jr. and Dasaun Finch; and his sibling's children, Geraldine Benjamin, Cecelia Knowles, Renee Jackson, Donna Ferdinand, Leone Jackson, Alvin Petersen, Antonio Petersen, Raymond Petersen, Gregory Byron and Lester Ferdinand.
