Pederson, Helen Flora (1921-2016)
PEDERSON, WESTENDORF, ALBERTS, YOUEL, CALLEN
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 8/25/2016 at 11:01:37
Helen Flora Pederson
June 11, 1921 - July 03, 2016Helen F. Pederson, age 95, of Cambridge, Minnesota, formerly of Scarville, Iowa, died on Sunday, July 3, 2016, at the Cambridge Medical Center.
Born on June 11, 1921, to Ben and Ella (Alberts) Westendorf in Grant Township, Winnebago County, Iowa, Helen Flora Westendorf grew up and attended school in Lake Mills, Iowa. She was confirmed at North Prairie Lutheran Church near Scarville, Iowa.
Helen married Leslie Pederson in Scarville, Iowa, on September 23, 1938, at the Lime Creek Parsonage. They farmed in the Scarville and Leland areas. In 1950, however, they moved to a farm near Vinje where they lived until 1977. After Helen retired with her husband, they moved to Kiester, Minnesota, where they lived for twenty-five years. Later, they moved to Albert Lea. She had lived near her daughters in Cambridge, Minnesota, since 2010. She was a member of Bethel Lutheran Church near Vinje.
A kind and loving person to all who knew her, Helen enjoyed the fellowship of the women at her church and used her cooking skills for many events in the life of the church. Along with these women, she learned to quilt and quilting became a favorite pastime. She was an avid gardener in the summer and enjoyed growing African violets indoors year around. A great baker, she filled the entire house most Saturdays with the aroma of her fresh doughnuts and pastries.
Helen was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Leslie; her five sisters, Minnie, Frances, Alice, Ann, and Jeanette; her brothers, Bennie and Ray; her son, Gerald; and her daughter, Kathleen.
She is survived by her children, David (Diane) Pederson, of Bloomington, Minnesota, Nancy (Robert) Youel, of Blaine, Minnesota, Randy (Ann) Pederson, of Grand Forks, North Dakota, and Lorie (Bob) Callen, of Cambridge, Minnesota, and four grandchildren: Erin and Leslie Pederson and Stephen and Kate Callen; as well as by many nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, July 11, 2016, at Bethel Lutheran Church in Vinje, Iowa, with Pastor Spering Scott officiating. Burial will follow in the Bethel Lutheran Church Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Monday. Memorial gifts may be directed to the Bethel Lutheran Church Cemetery Fund.
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