Kolan “Pete” Peterson was born in Scipio, Utah in 1935.Kolan passed away peacefully on Monday in the presence of his wife Sharon, and family members.

As a child, Kolan spent many hours riding his beloved horse in the mountains of Utah. These trips generated a life-long appreciation of scenic beauty. Kolan became a master watercolor artist and his enjoyment of nature is reflected in his beautiful and moving paintings. An outdoor enthusiast his entire life, he shared his passion for hunting and fishing with Sharon’s brothers, Mark, Matthew, Greg and John Graber, his nephew, Gordon Peterson and grandson Jacob. He recently enjoyed a fishing trip to Alaska with his nephews Mark and Greg.

In 1957, Kolan met his future wife, Sharon Graber, in Hawthorne, California, and married shortly therafter. Kolan and Sharon raised two beautiful daughters in Hemet, California; Carleen and Diana. The Peterson’s shared over fifty years together and enjoyed traveling to National Parks; the back roads of United States, and the Central Coast of California in search of subjects to capture in watercolors. Kolan often held watercolor painting classes as part of their travels; and shared his passion for watercolors with students throughout the United States. Kolan also wrote several watercolor instructional books which have been read by thousands of budding artists and was a President of the Hemet Valley Art Association.

Kolan is survived by his wife Sharon; brother, Dale of Fillmore, Utah; sister, Venice Clarke of Topeka, Kansas;  daughter Carleen Cook and husband Alan of Temecula; Diana Peterson of Riverside, son-in-law Alberto Rios; and grandchildren Jacob & Jillian Cook, Tiffany Rios; other family members and close friends and neighbors.

A Rosary will be held on Thursday, November 20, at 6:30pm at Miller-Jones Mortuary, 1501 W Florida Ave, Hemet CA 92543

The Funeral Service will be conducted at The Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 26340 Soboba St, Hemet, 92544, Friday, November 21 at 10:30am; Interment will follow at 2:00pm at The San Jacinto Valley Cemetery, 2555 Santa Fe Street (Santa Fe at Menlo), San Jacinto CA 92583.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to The Holy Spirit Chruch Building Fund.

Filed under Obituaries

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

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