PETTERSON: Lloyd Kenneth Petterson passed away at Deer View Lodge, Wawota, on January 22, 2013 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Lloyd was born on January 30, 1933 on the farm south of Estevan. He was the third child of twelve born to Gustave and Clara Marie Petterson. Lloyd was a caring, kind individual with a good disposition. He was a willing and hard worker. He loved the outdoors and was an avid hunter and fisherman. He got much enjoyment from his many cats and dogs.
He attended Wood End, a one room country school. Lloyd was in the Canadian Army for a while and took a course in home defense. He also worked on the oil rigs. However, most of his working years were spent driving heavy equipment for road building. He farmed near Dumas for a spell. Later he worked for brothers, Roy and Ross and Blair Wilson. He moved to Wawota in the eighties. His faithful companions were his dog, Misty, and cat, Charlie Boy. He has resided at Deer View Lodge since January, 2012.
He married Jane Bradfield on July 7, 1962. He has one daughter, three granddaughters, and six great grandchildren. He is predeceased by his ex-wife Jane; father Gustave and mother Clara Marie; infant sister Fern; brother Allan; sister-in-law, Shirley Petterson; brothers-in-law, Zan Nikiforuk and Ronald Hepburn; nephew Douglas Hawgood; and great niece, Lacey Florek.
He is survived by: his daughter, Joyce Petterson; three granddaughters; Lilah Petterson (fianc茅 Andrew Douglass), Melissa (Chris)Barkway, and Heather (Sean) Brown; great grandchildren: Loredo Petterson, Mikayla, Sophie, and Avery Barkway, and Starla Krawczyk; siblings: Gladys Nikiforuk; Pearl (Ken) Cranch; Sonia (Ron) Hawgood; Ross (Donna) Petterson; Roy Petterson; Fay (Leverne) Silzer; Alice (Jerry) Dutcyvich; Elsie Hepburn; Arnold (Ruth) Petterson; and sister-in-law, Geraldine Kidson. He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews and their spouses; great nieces and nephews and their spouses; and great great nieces and nephews; cousins in Canada and Norway; and his friends.
A memorial service to remember Lloyd's life was held at the Wawota Free Methodist Church at 2:00 p.m. on February 4, 2013.The internment was held by the family prior to the funeral. Tubman Funeral Home of Woseley in care of arrangements.
