OBITUARY: Julia E. (Olson) Pederson, 1898-1981, Mitchell County, Iowa

[St. Ansgar Enterprise, 29 JAN 1981]




             Julia E. Pederson Funeral Held Friday, January 23

  Funeral services for Mrs. Julia E. Pederson, 82, who died January 20 at
St. Mark's Retirement Home in Austin, Minn., were held January 23 at the
Worlein Funeral Home in Austin with the Rev. E. C. Franke, pastor of Deer
Creek Lutheran church, Carpenter, officiating.

  Mrs. Pederson was born in Worth county November 15, 1898 the daughter of
Gilbert and Mary Olson. She was baptized and confirmed at Deer Creek
Lutheran church of which she was a life long member. She attended school in
Deer Creek township.

  She married Sever Pederson March 13, 1916. They farmed in the Meltonville
area. Mrs. Pederson was widowed early in their marriage, and raised her
four children with the assistance of her mother. Her first concern in life
was her family.

  Mrs. Pederson is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Orris (Hilda) Lerud of
Valley City, N. D.; Mrs. Ray (Clara) Dieterich of Plano, Tex.; and Mrs.
Dean (Sylvia) Hotson of Austin, Minn.; one son, Olaf Pederson, route 1, St.
Ansgar; 15 grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren; one sister, Miss Dena
Olson of Owatonna, Minn.

  She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, two brothers, six
sisters and a granddaughter.

  Pallbearers were Dennis Grundel, Glenn Lerud, Paul Pederson, Don
Pederson, Steve Pederson and Paul Cooper. Soloist at the funeral was Marvin
Pederson, a grandson.



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