Paul J. Peterson

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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. Washburn-McReavy.com Edina Chapel 952-920-3996

Published on December 10, 2017