This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Pedersen Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Yl.2ADE/2681 Message Board Post: Robert N. Pedersen of Edina, Minnesota, died August 23, 2004 with his family by his side. Bob is survived by his second wife, Lillian; children, Ronald (Betsy) of Dallas, TX, Patti (Mike) of Columbia Heights, MN; grandchildren, Joy (Greg), Bob (Kim), Ellen (Jay), Jeff (Jennifer), Greg (Jenni), Tanya (Lonnie), Kathleen; twelve great- grandchildren; sister- in-law, Myrt & extended family including Mike & Linda Hundere of Rochester, MN and Carol & Gordon Allen of Costa Mesa, CA. Bob was preceded in death by his wife of fifty-six years, Marcelle: his parents, Peder O. & Josephine; three brothers and three sisters. Born in Davenport, Iowa, August 18, 1916, Bob graduated from Central High in 1934, and briefly attended the University of Minnesota. Bob spent sixty years in the printing business where he worked with Little Press, Jones Press, Phelps Printing. Bob loved travel, golf, bowling, and especially enjoyed and loved his grand and great-grandchildren. Bob devoted fifty-six years lovingly caring for Marcelle and the past eight years loving and being blessed by his marriage to Lillian. The Pedersen family extends special thanks to the doctors, nurses, and staff of Fairview Southdale Hospital for their care and sensitive support during Bob's final days. The Memorial Service will be held Saturday, August 28, 12 noon at Richfield United Methodist Church at 5835 Lyndale Avenue South. Private interment at Dawn Valley Cemetery in Bloomington. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Heart Fund, the Richfield United Methodist Church, or the donor's choice. Cremation Society of MN Edina 952-924-4100 Published in the Star Tribune - 8/26/2004.