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