ALFRED JAMES “JIM” PETERSON, OF MILO, ALBERTA PASSED AWAY JANUARY 23, 2002 AT THE VULCAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE, VULCAN AT 63 YEARS OF AGE.
JIM WAS BORN NOVEMBER 25, 1938 IN CALGARY , THE SECOND SON TO CON AND LIL PETERSON. HE RECEIVED ALL HIS SCHOOLING IN MILO. AFTER COMPLETING HIS EDUCATION HE WORKED FOR HIS FATHER ON THE FAMILY FARM. ON OCTOBER 21, 1967 HE MARRIED BERENDINA “DENE” MARKS AND TOGETHER THEY BEGAN THEIR LIVES TOGETHER. THE FIRST EIGHTEEN MONTHS OF THEIR MARRIAGE THEY LIVED ON THE RALPH HALL FARM. IN APRIL OF 1968 THEY PURCHASED A HOUSE IN MILO AND ALSO BOUGHT THE FAMILY FARM. JIM LOVED TO FARM AND WORKED THE LAND UNTIL 1996 WHEN HIS HEALTH STARTED TO DETERIORATE. AT THAT TIME HE TURNED THE FARMING OPERATION OVER TO HIS SON AND BECAME THE SUPERVISOR, SHARING HIS WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE. JIM HAS CONTINUED TO RESIDE IN MILO EVER SINCE.
JIM LOVED HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS. HE ENJOYED SPENDING TIME WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM. JIM HAD A UNIQUE SENSE OF HUMOUR, THAT BOTH FAMILY AND FRIENDS CAME TO ENJOY. HE WAS AN AVID CURLER, ATTENDING MANY BONSPIELS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. HE ALSO ENJOYED CAMPING, BOATING, BUILDING AND FLYING RADIO CONTROLLED AIRPLANES AND WHEN THE WINTERS COOPERATED SPENDING TIME ON HIS SKI DOO.
JIM WAS A MEMBER OF THE I.O.O.F LODGE, THE CALGARY HIGHLANDERS AND THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION MILO AND VULCAN BRANCHES.
BELOVED HUSBAND OF BERENDINA “DENE” PETERSON OF MILO, LOVING FATHER OF TWO DAUGHTERS STACEY (JASON) THARLE AND THEIR DAUGHTER GRAYSON ALL OF MOSSLEIGH, SHERRY PETERSON OF CALGARY, A SON MICHAEL PETERSON OF MILO, HIS MOTHER LIL PETERSON OF VULCAN, MOTHER-IN-LAW DENE MARKS, A SISTER CAROL (DANNY) TIEGEN ALL OF MILO, A BROTHER BARRY (SHEILA) PETERSON OF CALGARY, THREE SISTERS-IN-LAW, TWO BROTHERS-IN-LAW, NUMEROUS NIECES AND NEPHEWS.
JIM WAS PREDECEASED BY HIS FATHER CON PETERSON, FATHER-IN-LAW FRED MARKS AND A NEPHEW LARRY TIEGEN.
CELEBRATION OF LIFE SERVICE TUESDAY JANUARY 29, 2002 AT 2:00 P.M. AT THE MILO COMMUNITY HALL WITH ROB MOORE D.M. OFFICIATING.
HONORARY BEARERS STEVE HERMANN, ALVIN SHIELD, DAVID NELSON AND RALPH AUESTAD.
INURNMENT O’ PERFECT PEACE CEMETERY, MILO, ALBERTA.
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS TRIBUTES IN JIM’S MEMORY COULD BE MADE TO EITHER THE ALBERTA LUNG ASSOCIATION 302 609 14TH ST. N.W. CALGARY T2N 2A1 OR THE VULCAN HEALTH CARE AUXILIARY BOX 299 VULCAN TOL 2BO.
ARRANGEMENTS IN CARE OF VULCAN FUNERAL HOME. DIRECTORS. TELEPHONE 1-403-485-2633. E-MAIL CONDOLENCES TO vulcanfuneralhome@hotmail.com.