Paul James Peterson, '55
Paul James Peterson, '55, passed away on December 3, 2017 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Lifetime Member.
Peterson, Paul J. age 81, of Minneapolis. Passed away peacefully on December 3, 2017.
Preceded in death by wives, Emmaline, Nancy and Patricia; brothers, John, Dick and Bob. Survived by sister, Genevieve "Babe" Smith; children, Mark, Lori (Dan) Nicholaison, Jim, Linda (Jeff) LaNasa and Greg Mikre; grandchildren, Sarah, Jenna, Rachel, Chris, Matthew and Nick; great- grandchildren, Sam and Vince; cousin, Sandie Dols.
He was hired at American Bakeries (Taystee Bread) in 1966 as route salesmen where he enjoyed meeting customers. Paul was a proud member of Teamsters Local 289 for 38 years in which he served as vice president for 7 years and President for 9 years. Paul also served a Trustee for the Twin Cities Bakeries Drivers Pension and Health & Welfare Funds. Paul was very active within the Teamsters organization serving as President of the Teamster's food shelf; he also served on the Teamsters Bakery & Laundry Conference policy board in which he helped better Teamster member's lives through the USA & Canada. Paul will be missed by all his Teamster brothers and sisters in Minnesota.
Mass of Christian Burial 11:00am Saturday December 16th with visitation beginning at 10:00am at Washburn-McReavy Edina Chapel, West 50th St and Vernon Ave. at Hwy 100. Interment St. Mary's Cemetery, Minneapolis.
Memorials preferred to Boys Town, P.O. Box 6000, Boys Town, NE 68010.
Preceded in death by wives, Emmaline, Nancy and Patricia; brothers, John, Dick and Bob. Survived by sister, Genevieve "Babe" Smith; children, Mark, Lori (Dan) Nicholaison, Jim, Linda (Jeff) LaNasa and Greg Mikre; grandchildren, Sarah, Jenna, Rachel, Chris, Matthew and Nick; great- grandchildren, Sam and Vince; cousin, Sandie Dols.
He was hired at American Bakeries (Taystee Bread) in 1966 as route salesmen where he enjoyed meeting customers. Paul was a proud member of Teamsters Local 289 for 38 years in which he served as vice president for 7 years and President for 9 years. Paul also served a Trustee for the Twin Cities Bakeries Drivers Pension and Health & Welfare Funds. Paul was very active within the Teamsters organization serving as President of the Teamster's food shelf; he also served on the Teamsters Bakery & Laundry Conference policy board in which he helped better Teamster member's lives through the USA & Canada. Paul will be missed by all his Teamster brothers and sisters in Minnesota.
Mass of Christian Burial 11:00am Saturday December 16th with visitation beginning at 10:00am at Washburn-McReavy Edina Chapel, West 50th St and Vernon Ave. at Hwy 100. Interment St. Mary's Cemetery, Minneapolis.
Memorials preferred to Boys Town, P.O. Box 6000, Boys Town, NE 68010.