Reverend Peter Tschetter, 93, of Mountain Lake, Minnesota passed away on Thursday, December 15, 2016, in Windom, Minnesota. At the request of Peter and his family, there are no services scheduled at this time.
Sturm Funeral Home-Mountain Lake Chapel, is handling any arrangements.
Rev. Peter William Tschetter was born on a farm near Huron, South Dakota in Beadle County on December 17, 1922, the son of Peter S. and Kathrine (Wipf) Tschetter. Peter died two days short of his 94th birthday. He attended Fairfield Country School #4 and high school in Aberdeen, Huron and Doland, all in South Dakota, graduating in 1941.
He married his high school sweetheart, Beulah Glanzer, on December 12, 1943. To this union three children were born, Jacquelynn, Randall and Rachel. Pete farmed in the Huron area until 1949, when he moved his family to Omaha, Nebraska, where he attended Grace Bible Institute, graduating in 1954. He began his public ministry in 1956, and served churches in Cedar Creek, Nebraska; Butterfield, Minnesota; Bridgewater, South Dakota and Mountain Lake. He retired from active ministry in 1992, but continued to preach in various Mesa, Arizona senior retirement courts for 17 years. His message was that Jesus Christ died for the sins of the world and by grace alone, by faith alone in Christ alone we can KNOW right now that we have eternal life (1 John 5:13).
He loved to hunt, fish, try new things, tease and kid around with people, and was forever looking out for the betterment of everyone both physically and spiritually. He went to the Holy Land, to all 50 states and all of the Canadian Provinces.
Survivors include his wife, Beulah Tschetter; children, Jacquelynn (Jim) Linscheid, Randall (Wanette) Tschetter and Rachel (Larry) Engbrecht; grandchildren, Jason (Brenda) Engbrecht, Jeremy (Lindsey) Engbrecht, Michelle (Ty Callahan) Tschetter, Jessica (Tom Graham) Engbrecht, Kim Tschetter and Lori (Kerry Hofer) Tschetter and 16 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by parents, Peter and Kathrine Tschetter; brothers, Arthur and Jonas; sister-in-law, Susanne; grandson, Matthew Tschetter; great-granddaughter Ava and niece, Patrica Mendel and her four children.