On March 22 2012, Jim Wolter of Victoria, formerly of Calgary, passed away peacefully at the age of 87. He is survived by his loving family, his wife Doris; 5 children, Marcia, Randy (Nancijo), Linda, Erin, & Michael (Diane); 9 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren and 3 of his 8 siblings. Jim was born in 1924 at St. Cloud Minnesota. He served on the USS Tisdale during WWII and received an Engineering Degree from the University of Minnesota. He married Doris and moved to Calgary in 1950. Jim worked for and then managed Maloney Steel Ltd. He was passionate about his family and his work and really enjoyed catching fish.
Prayers will be offered on Friday, March 30th at 6:00 pm in McCall Bros. Floral Chapel, Johnson & Vancouver Streets in Victoria. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 am on Saturday, March 31st in St. Andrews Cathedral, Blanshard and View Streets, Victoria, BC. A Reception will follow at 1:00 pm at Sequoia Gardens Memorial, 4665 Falaise Drive. Flowers may be sent to McCall Bros. in Victoria or donations may be made In Memoriam to the St. Vincent de Paul Society Vancouver Island (250) 727-0007. Condolences and stories may be offered to the family below.
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Pam Smith (now wolfe)
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Wendy Martin Please accept my condolences, I did not realize Jim had passed away. I couldn’t remember Jim and Doris’s last name until 5 minutes ago. I was curious as to how are they doing? I really wanted to connect with them after my parents passed away years ago but could not again remember the Wolter name. Please ask Doris if she remembers Wendy Martin, Mary Martin’s daughter and that she says, hello. Doris was a really great friend to my Mom.
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Keri Snyder What I remember of Grandpa,
I think the most precious memories of grandpa that I have was his last days in the hospital when my sister, mom and spent a few days with him. I learned a very cherished thing about my grandpa those days and that was how profoundly he loved his family and the weight of responsibility he felt burdened upon to make sure we all were going to succeed in life. As a young girl I had always interpreted his questions such as, “Keri, how are your grades?(I always dreaded that one!)” or “What are your plans for your future?” as so unaffectionate~ Did I ever miss the mark on that one! I came to see that he asked those things because he cared and he cared deeply. Those days we had with him in the hospital meant so very much. We played crib ( yup, he beat our socks off!), gave him a pedicure, and visited about life and the world. But, the icing on the cake was when he took both my sister and I under each arm, squeezed us tight and said, “You know Grandpa loves you”.
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Earl Gifford Earl Gifford
2016
To the Wolter family.
Sorry to find of Jim’s passing now. Jim opened the doors of opportunity to grow to so many.
A great man like Jim gathers many great people and friends around him. I have fond memories from working as a draftsman with all I met in the Maloney office from 1973 to 75.
My thoughts are with all of you, especially Erin and Marcia.
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Rollie Lusis Sorry to hear of Jim’s passing. My time at Maloney from 1975 to1984 will always be remembered, mainly the memories of working with Jim. He was a leader, a teacher, a mentor for many of us who started our careers at Maloney. Picking up people at the airport in his old yellow hard hat, downing a cup of scalding coffee in seconds, me nearly running to keep up as we headed to Caesar’s for lunch with him carrying his old briefcase with the binder twine holding one handle on, his old green Plymouth with the bashed in side from rubbing it down a mountainside, deals done on napkins and a handshake. His words of wisdom and etiquette to us all : “if you always tell the truth, you don’t have to remember what you said”, “let ladies off the elevator first”, “don’t offer to shake a lady’s hand unless she offers it to you first”. His pink or orange shirts with the too short green tie. All these were Jim, I am proud to have worked for him, he never asked anyone to do what he would not do himself.
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John Wiebe I worked for Jim starting in 1988 till 2006. I admired his work ethic and leadership during those years. When we saw Jim come into the shop, we knew there was a problem with something that needed his attention. Our condolences to the family, he was a good and honest man.
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Peter Garrett To the Wolter family
I was very sad to hear of Jim’s passing. I was Jim’s accountant for many years and always enjoyed his visits to my office. He would arrive at my office and tell our receptionist to tell Peter old man Wolter is here. We’d deal with business and then discuss world events and voice our opinions. He knew the art of conversation. I remember one visit especially. Jim brought me a copy of the Declaration of Surrender that was sign by the Japanese military at the end of the second world war. We talked about the war and Jim told me of his time during the war. It was very special to hear of these events first hand. I always enjoyed his visits and missed them when he moved to Victoria. I will miss JIm, he was a gentleman.Peter Garrett
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Dick Wild Dick Wild
To the Wolter family
My deepest condolensces to the family
In 1974 Jim Wolter took a chance and hired me direct from the U.K
The next 14 years were challenging, as Jim demanded l00% as
he always gave. I have great respect for, and enjoyed the
sometimes impossible tasks he expected. I will always be
grateful to Jim.Dick and Diana Wild
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Rosemary Wolter To my dear brother Jim, from the only sister left. Being 2 years older, you felt you were obligated to boss me around, but I loved you anyway. You were a dynamic big brother and you weren’t afraid of anything. You have been in my thoughts and in my heart recently and you will remain there. I will love you always.
Rosemary
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Chester Pituch Please accept my heartfelt sympathy on your loss. Jim was a remarkable man and I was privileged to work for him at Maloney Industries starting back in 1978.
My thoughts and prayers are with you,
Chester Pituch
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Greg Gale To the Wolter family.
My deepest condolences on your loss.
“Mr Wolter”was a great man to work for in my many years at Maloney Steel. Starting in 1982 directly out of SAIT, I had the opportunity, along with many others to forge a great career, due to a stable company and great leadership of Mr. Wolter. He will be remembered as a true entrepreneur, tough, but fair to work for.
Thank you,Greg Gale
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Russell Wolter It is with great sadness that I learn of uncle Jim’s passing. To Doris and my cousins – My love and prayers. Memories will always be cherished of Jim and Doris coming to visit Minnesota. There was always great anticipation and excitement about them comeing “Home”. It always brought all kinds of cousins out of the woodwork. Indeed he was a man respected by many.
Now truly he has gone “Home” – Eternal rest grant unto him oh Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him.
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Nancy (Wolter) Mills I spent the other day with my Dad and we talked about Uncle Jim. My Dad described his brother as “sort of a wizard” that made things happen and was very inventive. I remember him as a stern but compassionate man at my own mother’s funeral. We will miss you Uncle Jim. Condolences to my aunt and cousins. Love you.
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Lee-Ana Moyer To the Wolter Family
My deepest condolensces to all the family. Maloney Steel Ltd. was my first full-time job back in 1979. It was always such a great place to work and each and every one of us learned a lot from him over the years. I have the highest respect for Mr. Wolter, but I must admit, in the beginning I was a bit afraid of him and it took me awhile to learn that his bark was worse than his bite.
My thoughts are with all of you.
Lee-Ana Moyer
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Eric and Gay Libin To the entire Wolter Family
I was sadden today to read of Jim’s passing.
He was always my favorite client!
I often felt he taught me more then I could ever help him.
At times I felt like his child when he would take the time and effort to educate me on so many subjects.
He never failed to ask how my family was and seemed so proud to hear of the kids progress. He never missed asking me about my health issues.
I will miss his stories of the war and reunions.
I am so sorry I won’t be able to be with you to celebrate his life with all of you.
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Kathy Ajas My condolences on your loss. I will always remember Jim with fondness. A kind gentleman with a big heart! My regards to Jim’s family.
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Daryl Forbes To the Wolter Family.
Our deepest condolences and thoughts are with you.
I worked at Maloney Steel as a Draftsman starting in 1982, straight out of SAIT. I was there for 22 years. My wife also worked for Maloney as a draftsman for a number af years. Jim built a good company to work for and influenced a lot of good people at the start of their careers. We will always remember ” Mr Wolter”. There are many Jim stories around that get told and re-told at gatherings, all memories that are treasured in one way or another.Daryl and Heather Forbes
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Dan Connolly Mr.Wolter’s Family,
I started at Maloney in 1990 and after 16 years it will always be my foundation for my work, which as you get older helps you and guides you in being a father, husband and whatever life holds.
Jim’s entreneurship and business sense helped grow a great company, and thus it helped make a lot of people very successful. We loved working at Maloney, with each other and with Jim.All the best
Dan Connolly
Not certain what caused me to search Mr Wolter today. Getting nostalgic I guess. I started at Maloney in 1978. So many great memories of Mr Wolter and his stories and antics. He was a very humble man. Loved his smokes lol. He treated us girls amazingly.
Rest easy Mr Wolter.