The Reverend H. LeRoy Peterson, 84, of 100 W. Michigan Ave., Ironwood, retired local Lutheran minister, died Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009, in Ironwood.   He was born July 8, 1925, in Berlin, N.D., son of the late J. Harry and Evva (Norman) Peterson. His elementary education was received at Berlin Public School and he graduated from Berlin High School in 1943.   LeRoy served stateside in the U.S. Navy Air Corps during World War II from 1943-1946. Following his honorable discharge as an aviation cadet, he attended Gustavus Adolphus College and N.D.A.C. before entering into business with his mother. After eight years in the restaurant business he was employed as a sales representative for Shirley Onstad Plumbing and Heating Corp. of Fargo, N.D.   It was at this time that the Lord called LeRoy to study for the ministry. He completed his academic requirements and was graduated from Concordia Theological Seminary, Springfield, Ill., on May 30, 1968. His year of vicarage was served at Grace Lutheran Church in Waterloo and Jessup, Iowa.   Rev. Peterson served as pastor of Zion Lutheran Church in Lewisville, Minn., St. Paul Lutheran Church in Madison, Wis., Concordia Lutheran Church in Red Wing, Minn., Faith Lutheran Church in Mercer, Wis., and Trinity Lutheran Church in Ironwood, retiring in 1992.   He was married to the former Sigrid Sigurdson of Cavalier, N.D., on July 4, 1947, at First Lutheran Church in Fargo. She preceded him in death on July 6, 1990.   He was then married to Dolores "Dolly" (Mattson) Carlson on June 6, 1992, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ironwood. LeRoy and Dolly moved to Butternut, Wis., where they owned and operated the Butternut Campground for two and a half years before moving to Mellen, Wis., in 1995. They returned to Ironwood in 2000.              LeRoy loved hunting and fishing, and was a former member of Ironwood American Legion Post 5.   Surviving are his wife, Dolores "Dolly;" four sons, Jimmie (Char), St. Paul, Minn., Robert (Susan), Granville, Mass., and Gary (Paula), and Jeffrey (Chrissy), both of Madison, Wis.; a daughter, Lou Rae Dierks, Shorewood, Ill.; three step-children, Gary (Ginny) Carlson, San Jose, Calif., Randy (Mary) Carlson, Golden Valley, Minn., and Sharon (Tom) Ravelli, Ironwood; five grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two step-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Gloria (Elmer) Kosse, Carrington, N.D., and June (James) Larson, Fargo, N.D.; and numerous nieces and nephews.   Besides his parents and first wife, LeRoy was preceded in death by his son-in-law, Gene Dierks, in 2001.   Funeral services will be held Saturday, Oct. 3, at 11 a.m., at Trinity Lutheran Church, 5104 E. Margaret St., in Ironwood, with the Rev. Bo Baumeister officiating.   Committal will take place at the church, where a flag presentation ceremony will be accorded by members of the Ironwood American Legion Post 5 Honor Guard.   Interment will be in Advari Cemetery, Svold, N.D.   Relatives and friends may call at the church one hour prior to the service on Saturday.   Pallbearers will be Anthony Peterson, Kevin Dierks, Melvin Luoma, Jim Meunier, Mark Hanson and Dave Harmon.   In lieu of   flowers, memorials are preferred to the Trinity Lutheran Church Renovation Fund, 5104 E. Margaret St., Ironwood, MI 49938, or the Advari Cemetery Fund, in care of Joe Sigurdson, P.O. Box 462, Walhalla, N.D. 58282-0462.   To view LeRoy's obituary online, sign the guestbook and express condolences, visit www.mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com .   Arrangements are entrusted to McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Ironwood.