Richard Peterson (1926-1945) Warren High School class of 1945

Source:  Warren Times Observer

1945 Dragon yearbook

Richard's high-school activities:

None.

 1967 Warren City Directory

• Peterson Richd L (Mary L) opr UR h405 Park av

 1983 Warren City Directory

• Peterson Richd L & Mary L; lab UR h405 Park av

The popularity of Richard as a baby name is graphed here.   Let's take a look at Elmer.

Source:  Social Security Administration

Elmer's popularity in the late 19th century -- #38 during the 1880s, #36 in the 1890s -- sustained him through the 1st three decades of the 20th century.  He spent 33 years (1900-1932) in the top 100, which was followed by a long, increasingly unsteady decline.
  

Other members of the class of 1945:
2017
Ruth Peterson Bennett.  (11/5/2017)
Jean Park Johnson.  (10/23/2017)
Marion Cook Klakamp.  (3/30/2017)
Raymon Billstone.  (1/29/2017)
2016
Barbara Coe Sly.  (9/20/2016)
Richard Olney.  (7/4/2016)
Robert Scalise.  (3/21/2016)
Doris Dinsmoor Lyle.  (2/6/2016)
2015
Mary Ann Masterson.  (9/28/2015)
Clara Gelotte Wooster.  (7/19/2015)
Dorothy Smith Bowser.  (6/30/2015)
Charles "Lindy" McConnell.  (2/14/2015)
2014
Ruth Campbell Freeman.  (2/3/2014)
Dixie Eaton Weldon. (1/25/2014)
2013
Dorothy Kavinski Wycoff.  (12/21/2013)
Robert Hammerbeck.  (12/14/2013)