Crawford-Monona County IA Archives Obituaries.....Pedersen, David Harold June 8, 1966
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Dave Pedersen                           (From the collection of Vivian Norby 
Andersen)

	David Pedersen, 48, well known Soldier business man, passed away at 
the Veterans’ hospital in Omaha Wednesday, June 8 after an illness of several 
months.
	Funeral services were held at Soldier Lutheran Church Saturday, June 
11 with Pastor Harry Sorensen giving the sermon.  Mrs. Bernard Berens was 
soloist and sang “The Old Rugged Cross” and “Abide With Me”, accompanied at 
the organ by Mrs. Harry Andersen.
	Interment was in Soldier Valley cemetery with the Soldier Legion Post 
having the military rites.  Active bearers were Gale Lee, Bryce Lee, Virgil 
Olson, Bernard Thoreson, Gordon Clemon and Stanley Frydenlund.  Honorary 
bearers were James Longlee, Lawrence Major, Bernard Berens, John Keuter, 
Dwayne Hanson and Milford Hanson.
	Dave had been a resident of the Soldier community since 1955 and lived 
at Dunlap prior to that time.  He operated Pedersen Oil Co. here and when his 
health failed, sold the business to Vernon Mauch.  He was active in community, 
church and Legion affairs and was one of Soldier’s finest boosters.  His 
military duty was the Navy during World War II.
	David Harold Pedersen, son of N. M. and Clara Pedersen, was born at 
Dunlap, Iowa March 21, 1918 and passed from this life at the Veterans’ 
hospital in Omaha on Wednesday, June 8, 1966.  He had reached the age of 48 
years, two months and 17 days.
	He was a member of Soldier Lutheran Church.
	On February 14, 1954, he was united in marriage to Norma Rae Wright at 
Dunlap.
	Survivors include his wife; three daughters all at home; his father, 
N. M. Pedersen of Dow City; three brothers, Lawrence of Ute, Gerald of 
Schleswig and Donald of Soldier; one sister, Mrs. Edmund Kloepper of Mondamin, 
and a number of other relatives and a host of friends


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