1932
Joseph
2011
Joseph C. Pedersen
August 13, 1932 — November 6, 2011
Joseph C. Pedersen, 79, of Thornton Colorado, formerly from St. Paul, died Sunday Nov. 6, 2011 at North Suburban Hospital in Thornton, Colorado.
Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday at the First Presbyterian Church in St. Paul. Phil LaRoe will officiate. Interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery in St. Paul. Military honors at graveside will be presented by the Carl Mogensen American Legion Post #119 of St. Paul.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, from 8:30 a.m. until service time at the church.
Memorials are suggested to the family's choice.
Jacobsen-Greenway Funeral Home in St. Paul is in charge of arrangements.
Joe was born Aug. 13, 1932 in Wolbach Nebraska, to Henry and Viola (Townsend) Pedersen. He moved to St. Paul as a child and went to school there.
Joe's earliest memory was getting chased by his brother Don's dog. He would tear his pants as they ran to the windmill and his mother would have to sew them up over and over again.
After getting a spanking in first grade, Joe was not fond of school. He did however enjoy football and track in school, but loved shop. This led him to become a welder in 1957 after serving in the Army from 1953 to 1955.
Joe ran the general store in Nysted, Nebraska from 1963 to 1965 after moving from California. He moved to Colorado in 1966 to continue welding for McCoy Company and then Wagner Equipment. Joe retired in 1994.
Joe was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and the Carl
Mogensen American Legion Post #119, both of St. Paul.
He enjoyed history, country music, fishing and being with his family.
Survivors include his two daughters and sons-in-law, Susan and Larry Johnson of Thornton, Colorado, and Diane and Jack Britton of Monument, Colorado, his son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Piper Pedersen of Thornton, Colorado and six grandchildren, Stephanie Johnson, Ryan Johnson, Kristen Pedersen, Kathryn Britton, Zachary Britton, and Anne Pedersen.
He is preceded in death by his parents; stepmother Grace; his sisters Janice and Judith; and his brothers Dick, Darwyn, and Don.
Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday at the First Presbyterian Church in St. Paul. Phil LaRoe will officiate. Interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery in St. Paul. Military honors at graveside will be presented by the Carl Mogensen American Legion Post #119 of St. Paul.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, from 8:30 a.m. until service time at the church.
Memorials are suggested to the family's choice.
Jacobsen-Greenway Funeral Home in St. Paul is in charge of arrangements.
Joe was born Aug. 13, 1932 in Wolbach Nebraska, to Henry and Viola (Townsend) Pedersen. He moved to St. Paul as a child and went to school there.
Joe's earliest memory was getting chased by his brother Don's dog. He would tear his pants as they ran to the windmill and his mother would have to sew them up over and over again.
After getting a spanking in first grade, Joe was not fond of school. He did however enjoy football and track in school, but loved shop. This led him to become a welder in 1957 after serving in the Army from 1953 to 1955.
Joe ran the general store in Nysted, Nebraska from 1963 to 1965 after moving from California. He moved to Colorado in 1966 to continue welding for McCoy Company and then Wagner Equipment. Joe retired in 1994.
Joe was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and the Carl
Mogensen American Legion Post #119, both of St. Paul.
He enjoyed history, country music, fishing and being with his family.
Survivors include his two daughters and sons-in-law, Susan and Larry Johnson of Thornton, Colorado, and Diane and Jack Britton of Monument, Colorado, his son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Piper Pedersen of Thornton, Colorado and six grandchildren, Stephanie Johnson, Ryan Johnson, Kristen Pedersen, Kathryn Britton, Zachary Britton, and Anne Pedersen.
He is preceded in death by his parents; stepmother Grace; his sisters Janice and Judith; and his brothers Dick, Darwyn, and Don.
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