Peter was born on June 29th, 1933, in Reward, Saskatchewan. He was the second youngest of seven surviving children of John and Barbara Weingardt. Peter was still very young when the family relocated to the Okanagan where he lived until he was in his thirties. The family moved to different areas within the Okanagan over the years primarily settling in the North Okanagan and the Rutland area of Kelowna.
Peter worked at the packing house and helped out at his parents’ farm until he got married and had a family of his own. Eventually he moved with his family to Northern BC to try his hand at farming. He drove a truck for the department of highways for many years before he retired and moved back to the Okanagan when he was 61 years old.
He is survived by his five children (Sandra Dodd (Dennis), Susan Whittaker (Sid), Nancy Morgan (John), Shelley Cook, and Andrew Weingart), eight grandchildren (Todd Whittaker, Jessica Angel, Krista Whittaker, Sean and Cody Dodd, Adam and Tristan Morgan, and Drew Weingart), four great-grandchildren (Jackson and Anderson Angel, Wesley and Owen Whittaker), and four siblings (Barbara Roy, Adam Weingart, Joe Weingart, and Ray Weingardt).
Peter had a great sense of humour, he was an enthusiastic story-teller, and he always appreciated a good meal. Peter enjoyed watching sports, especially baseball and hockey, and he loved westerns, country music, and dancing the two-step.
Most of all, Peter loved his family.
A service will be held at the Immaculate Conception Church on Sutherland Ave. on Friday, October 29th at 10 am. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Royal Canadian Legion - Kelowna.
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