Former Hastings resident, Merle Pedersen, 70, died Saturday, June 29, 2002 at Kansas City, Missouri.
Services will be Wednesday, July 3, 2002; 10:00 A.M. at Butler-Volland Chapel with Rev. Harold D. Stromer officiating. Burial with military rites will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska.
Merle Pedersen was born July 31, 1931 in Hastings, Nebraska to Waldemar & Frieda (Classen) Pedersen. He moved with his family from Juniata, Nebraska to Hastings, Nebraska in 1945. He graduated from Hastings Senior High in 1949. He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict from 1951 to 1953. On April 22, 1951, he married Patricia Anderson. He worked for Debus Bakery and later became a life insurance salesman in Hastings, Nebraska until 1977. He moved to Bentonville, Arkansas and then to Kansas City, Missouri in 1991.
Merle Pedersen was preceded in death by his parents.
Survivors include,
Wife: Patricia 'Pat' Pedersen - Kansas City, MO
Daughters: Becky Pedersen - Overland Park, KS
Debra Pedersen - Chicago, IL
Son: Ron Pedersen - Albuquerque, NM
2 Grandchildren: Danielle Bonneau , Alyssa Bonneau
Memorial may be given to Family's Choice
VISITATION:
Tue. 7-2-02; 1pm-9pm
Wed. 7-3-02; 9am until service time