James "Jim" Pearson

1929 - 2017

James "Jim" Pearson, 87, of Warren, died Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at the John and Orpha Blair Hospice Residence in Warren after an extended illness.
He was born April 15, 1929 in Kane, son of the late Werner H. and Edith L. Hedlund Pearson.
Jim was a longtime Kane resident and has resided in Warren since 1993 and was formerly of Youngsville. He was a 1947 graduate of Kane High School and was employed by Kane Bank and Trust Co., Hamlin Bank, Warren National Bank, Marine Bank and retired as vice president from PNC Bank in 1989.
He was a member of First Lutheran Church, Warren, and a former member of Tabor Lutheran Church of Kane and Saron Lutheran Church of Youngsville, where he had served on the churches' councils and as their treasurer. He had served as a school board member with the Warren and McKean County School Districts. He was a life member of the Warren Elks Lodge. He enjoyed spending time at his camp in Kane for 48 years and was an avid fisherman.
He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Demeyer Tengstrand Pearson, whom he married Sept. 9, 1950 at Tabor Lutheran Church, Kane; five children, Linda Eberl and husband Mark of Warren, Jim Pearson and wife Denise of Russell, Diane Danielson and husband Rodger of Palmerton, Joanne Pearson of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and Lisa Johnson and husband Colin of Jamestown, New York; three siblings, Bill Pearson and wife Dorothy of Warren, David A. Pearson and wife Constance of Lancaster and Karin M. Cook of Wilmington, North Carolina; 11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
A memorial service for James "Jim" Pearson will be conducted Monday, April 24 at 11 a.m. at the First Lutheran Church, 109 W. Third Ave., Warren with Rev. Jeffrey Ewing, pastor, officiating. Private interment will be in Tabor Cemetery, Kane at a later date. Friends may call at the church on Monday, April 24 from 10-11 a.m.
Those wishing to place memorials may do so through the First Lutheran Church.
E-mail condolences may be sent by visiting www.lewisfuneralhomeinc.com.
The Donald E. Lewis Funeral Home, Inc., 304 East St., Warren, has been entrusted with funeral arrangements.