Joseph Peterman

Joseph Anthony
Peterman

passed away
peacefully at home on 1/28/2021, at the age of 84.
Joe was born and raised in Pine Lawn,
Missouri - a suburb of St.Louis. He had a very adventurous spirit. He spent many hours of his youth boating out on the
Mississippi River in a powered canoe,
camping during the winter season and spending time with his dog Smokey. He took long bike rides to the Lambert-St.Louis
Airport to watch the planes come and go ... always dreaming of flying above the clouds.
Joe joined the USMCR in 1956, entered into the Naval Flight School as a Cadet and left the military in 1964 as 1st Lieutenant. He flew on many unpublished missions that
included China,
Vietnam and Cuba.
He continued his flying career by joining the team at Western Air Lines in 1966. He stayed on board when the company merged with Delta Air Lines and retired in 1990. Between the Marine Corp and Western / Delta, Joe had the opportunity of flying all over the world! Because of his experience, he was an avid reader of world history,
politics, religion and current events.
Joe moved his residency from the Ukiah area to Las Vegas, Nevada in 2002, but always found time to travel back to Redwood Valley, CA to spend time with his life partner Sharon Deckman. They enjoyed RV traveling from coast to coast with the ultimate road trip to Alaska - exploring the countryside from the ground instead of by air.
Joe is survived by his life partner of 22 years, Sharon Lynn, his wonderful fur ball companion Tommie Latte', his daughter Gina Buchner, son-in-law Bill Buchner of Yuba City, CA, granddaughter Kayla Lewis of Auburn, CA, grandson Anthony Buchner of Pullman, WA, and his sister Fran Wood, brother-in-law Jim Wood of Spring Hill, KS. His brothers
Eugene Peterman, Tom Peterman, sisters Ann Peterman, Helen Phippen and Evelyn Peterman
preceded his death.
We are so grateful to all of our friends,
family, doctors and Hospice of Ukiah for
being a part of Joe's support system over the last many years. A very special thank you to Leah
Middleton RN, Susan
Klimist-Zingo PAC, Glenda Box LVN,
Michael Young DO and James O'Dorisio MD of Ukiah, CA,
Patrick Delvin MD and Robert Anderson MD of Santa Rosa, CA.
No services are planned. Donations in Joe's memory can be sent to Hospice of Ukiah in Ukiah, CA
or City of Hope in Duarte, CA. Until we meet again!