Pedersen, Allan R. (1944-2017)
PEDERSEN, MAUST, NIELSEN, LEWIS, STOUGHTON, ANDREWS
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 3/3/2017 at 14:38:45
Allan R. Pedersen
August 29, 1944 - February 12, 2017Allan Richard Pedersen, age 72, of Alta, Iowa, died on Sunday, February 12, 2017, at the Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake.
A son of Murray and Alta (Maust) Pedersen, Allan was born on August 29, 1944, in Cherokee, Iowa. He attended school at Fairview and later graduated from Alta High School in 1962. On March 13, 1965, he joined the United States Army. He served as a Staff Sergeant in the 1st Air Calvary Company C of the 5 Battalion, 7th Brigade during the Vietnam War. For his service, he earned the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, and the Vietnam Campaign Medal. He was honorably discharged on December 1, 1969. After returning home to the family farm, he married Diane Nielsen on August 15, 1970, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Alta. They, then, moved to their current farm where they raised their three children: Lisa Marie, Ronald Jay, and Tyler James. An active member of Summit Evangelical Free Church in Alta, Al served as an Elder. He, also, belonged to the Alta VFW Post #6172.
Al had a passion for farming. He enjoyed spending time outdoors, whether fishing, boating, water skiing, or snow skiing. Most of all, he loved traveling with his wife, Diane, and spending time with his children and grandchildren. The memories and love he shared will be remembered forever.
Those left to cherish his memory include his wife, Diane Pedersen, of Alta, Iowa; his children: Lisa (Craig) Lewis, of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, and Ron (Kelli) and Tyler (Cara) Pedersen, of Alta, Iowa; his grandchildren: Ethan and Zackary Lewis; and Addison, Brock, Kash, Kerrigan, Kodey, and Parker Pedersen; his sisters, Kathleen Stoughton, of Alta, Iowa, and Nancy (Jerry) Andrews, of Shafer, Minnesota; his mother-in-law, Martha Nielsen, of Alta, Iowa; and his brothers-in-law, Pete (Cindy) and Rob (Jane) Nielsen, all of Alta, Iowa; as well as extended family members and friends.
Al was preceded in death by his parents, Murray and Alta Pedersen; and his father-in-law, Charles Nielsen.
Memorial services will be held Thursday, February 16, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. at the Summit Evangelical Free Church in Alta. Burial will follow in the Storm Lake Cemetery. Visitation will take place Wednesday, February 15, 2017, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Summit Evangelical Free Church in Alta. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is overseeing the arrangements.
Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Homes, 2017.
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