Armstrong resident Helen Cora Peterson passed away
peacefully at Hospice House on Tuesday, September 9,
2008. Helen was born at Abilene, Alberta on January
2, 1919. She is survived by her loving husband of 66
years, Fred; son Fred, Jr. of Armstrong; granddaughter
Breanne Thompson of Calgary; grandsons Oakland
Peterson of Vernon and Cole Peterson of Kamloops;
sisters Emma Wilson and Audrey Elliott; sisters-inlaw
Florence Pike and Jean Ritchie; daughter-in-law
Helene Childerhose; numerous nieces, nephews and
friends. Helen was predeceased by her daughter Myrna
Thompson; parents Walter and Mary Pike; brothers
Harold and Lawrence Pike and George Ritchie, sisters
Martha, Phyllis, Evelyn, Shirley, Alberta and Viola.
A Funeral Service will be held 1:00 p.m., Monday,
September 15 at Mountain View Chapel, Armstrong.
Mr. Walter Burkinshaw offi ciating. Interment to follow
in Armstrong Spallumcheen Cemetery. Donations in
memory of Helen may be made to North Okanagan
Hospice Society, 306 – 27 Avenue, Vernon, BC V1T
1S1. Personal Alternative Funeral Services, Armstrong,
250 546-7237.
Helen Cora Peterson 1919-2008