Delmar "Jim" Pederson

Former Hastings resident Delmar J. “Jim” Pederson, 80, passed away Tuesday, November 16, 2021, at Fallbrook Assisted Living & Memory Care, Lincoln, NE.

Services will be 10 a.m. Monday, November 22, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Chaplain Mark Hartley officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be 1-5 p.m. Sunday with family present 3-5 p.m. and one hour prior to service at the funeral home. Memorials may be given to the American Cancer Society or Lincoln Fallbrook Assisted Living & Memory Care. The service will be live-streamed on Livingston Butler Volland Funeral Home’s website. To view the service you will need to go to Delmar’s obituary and click the play button shown towards the bottom of the page.

Jim was born November 22, 1940, in Pierre, SD to Delmar H. & Wilma I. (Clark) Pederson. He graduated from Hastings Senior High School and attended Hastings College. Jim married Patricia A. Larson on January 6, 1962; she preceded him in death on March 14, 2005. He married Lois Struve on June 23, 2007.

Jim worked and was the owner/operator of Cash-WA Candy in Hastings for over 60 years. He was a member of Peace Lutheran Church in Deshler, NE. Jim was known as “The Candyman.” He loved traveling, fishing, camping, dancing, football, ice cream, candy, and spending time with family…he was a giant among men.

Jim was preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Patricia; infant daughter, Rebecca Pederson; and three sisters and their spouses.

SURVIVORS:
Wife:
Lois Struve-Pederson – Deshler, NE
(her Children & Grandchildren)
Children & Spouses:
Brenda & John Creigh – Grand Island, NE
Janine & Jeff Graves – Dallas, TX
Bradley & Rhonda Pederson – Hastings, NE
Jennifer Pederson & Matthew Garnett – Omaha, NE
Grandchildren:
Brandon & Lindsay Creigh
Kira & Darin Erbes
Cameron Creigh
Avangeline Graves
Rowan Graves
Emily Pederson
Ashton Pederson
Chase & Hilary Jones
Anisha Jones
Numerous Great-Grandchildren, Nieces, Nephews, and other extended family