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Submitted: 11/12/10 • Approved: 8/9/13 • Last Updated: 8/13/15 • R83889-G83888-S3
Charles 1925 - 1979
Beverly Apr 12,1929 - Aug 3, 2013
Married Sept 4, 1949
Beverly Pederson, age 84, died Saturday, August 3, 2013 at Sanford USD Medical Center. Memorial services will begin at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 6th at Canton Lutheran Church. Visitation will be Monday from 2-9 p.m., family present 7-9 p.m., at Anderson Funeral Home in Canton. Private family burial will take place prior to the service. Beverly was born April 12, 1929 in Sioux Falls, SD to Ludwig and Ann (Rodvold) Moratzka. She graduated from Washington High School in 1947. She worked at Sears from 1943- 1947, Sioux Falls Paper Company 1947-1950, and was a homemaker the rest of her life. She married C. Wes Pedersen on September 4, 1949. Before moving to Canton in 1968, the couple lived in Sioux Falls, Pierre, Winner, and Alcester. Wes died on December 11, 1979. Bev was a Boy Scouts Den Mother for 9 years and was active in the Alter Guild, Care and Share, and Martha Circle at Canton Lutheran Church. Bev is survived by her sons, Michael (Deborah) Pederson, Canton, SD , Douglas (Debra) Pederson, Canton, SD, and Randall (Jan) Pederson, Thief River Falls, MN; 10 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; brother, Timothy (Lynn) Moratzka, Twin Cities, MN; sisters-in-law, Dorothy Nelson, Cambridge, MN and Fran Hall, Madison, WI; brother-in-law, Robert (Edie) Pederson, Coupeville, WA; along with many nieces, nephews, and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wes; her parents; and in-laws, Emmett and Edith (Tieman) Pederson.
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