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Thorkild “Tom” Pedersen

Birth
Orre, Herning Kommune, Midtjylland, Denmark
Death
19 Feb 2017 (aged 87)
Blair, Washington County, Nebraska, USA
Burial
Blair, Washington County, Nebraska, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block 64, Lot 16, Space 5
Memorial ID
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Thorkild "Tom" Pedersen, 87

January 29, 1930 ~ February 19, 2017

Tom was born in Orre, Denmark, on January 29, 1930, the eighth of nine children to Johan Christian and Sorime Margrethe Pedersen. He was baptized on February 23, 1930.

Tom graduated from tech school with a major in Architecture and Engineering Degree.

He married Tove Lyng Lauridsen on April 8, 1953. They were blessed with three children.

In 1958, the couple immigrated to Calgary-Alberta, Canada, before immigrating to Blair in 1961.

Tom started T.Pedersen Masonry, were he built many buildings in Eastern Nebraska and Western Iowa. He loved to travel, fish, hunt mushrooms, talk politics and fish some more.

Thorkild “Tom” Pedersen, age 87, of Blair, Nebraska passed away February 19, 2017, at Crowell Home in Blair.

Tom is survived by his three children: Laurids (Judi) Pedersen, Johan (Nancy) Pedersen and Bernice (Bob) Pearson, all of Blair; six grandchildren: Lars and Andra Pedersen, Zachary and Bjorn Pedersen and Jason and Chase Pearson; brother, Bent; and sister, Musse.

Preceded in death by his parents, brothers and sisters: Vaughn, Jens, Irving, Borge, Henning and Poula.

Funeral services will be held Friday, February 24, 2017, at 11:00 AM at Hillside Christian Church, located at 1133 N 28th Ave, Blair, NE. Visitation will be held Thursday from 6 to 8 PM at Campbell Aman Funeral Home. Memorials may be directed to the Washington County Food Pantry or the Blair Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department.

Thorkild “Tom” Pedersen
1930 ~ 2017

Visitation Thursday, February 23, 2017 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Campbell~Aman Funeral Home

Funeral Service Friday, February 23, 2017 11:00 AM Hillside Christian Church, 1133 N. 28th Ave., Blair, NE

Services provided by Campbell~Aman Funeral Home

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from obituary printed in the February 24, 2017 Enterprise, Blair, Nebraska and funeral leaflet, both courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings and funeral leaflets on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.
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Tom was a good card player, well-known at the Blue Ribbon and at Super Foods in Blair. --MrB, FindaGrave volunteer
Thorkild "Tom" Pedersen, 87

January 29, 1930 ~ February 19, 2017

Tom was born in Orre, Denmark, on January 29, 1930, the eighth of nine children to Johan Christian and Sorime Margrethe Pedersen. He was baptized on February 23, 1930.

Tom graduated from tech school with a major in Architecture and Engineering Degree.

He married Tove Lyng Lauridsen on April 8, 1953. They were blessed with three children.

In 1958, the couple immigrated to Calgary-Alberta, Canada, before immigrating to Blair in 1961.

Tom started T.Pedersen Masonry, were he built many buildings in Eastern Nebraska and Western Iowa. He loved to travel, fish, hunt mushrooms, talk politics and fish some more.

Thorkild “Tom” Pedersen, age 87, of Blair, Nebraska passed away February 19, 2017, at Crowell Home in Blair.

Tom is survived by his three children: Laurids (Judi) Pedersen, Johan (Nancy) Pedersen and Bernice (Bob) Pearson, all of Blair; six grandchildren: Lars and Andra Pedersen, Zachary and Bjorn Pedersen and Jason and Chase Pearson; brother, Bent; and sister, Musse.

Preceded in death by his parents, brothers and sisters: Vaughn, Jens, Irving, Borge, Henning and Poula.

Funeral services will be held Friday, February 24, 2017, at 11:00 AM at Hillside Christian Church, located at 1133 N 28th Ave, Blair, NE. Visitation will be held Thursday from 6 to 8 PM at Campbell Aman Funeral Home. Memorials may be directed to the Washington County Food Pantry or the Blair Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department.

Thorkild “Tom” Pedersen
1930 ~ 2017

Visitation Thursday, February 23, 2017 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Campbell~Aman Funeral Home

Funeral Service Friday, February 23, 2017 11:00 AM Hillside Christian Church, 1133 N. 28th Ave., Blair, NE

Services provided by Campbell~Aman Funeral Home

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
from obituary printed in the February 24, 2017 Enterprise, Blair, Nebraska and funeral leaflet, both courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings and funeral leaflets on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Tom was a good card player, well-known at the Blue Ribbon and at Super Foods in Blair. --MrB, FindaGrave volunteer


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  • Created by: MrsB
  • Added: Jul 6, 2018
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191165381/thorkild-pedersen: accessed ), memorial page for Thorkild “Tom” Pedersen (29 Jan 1930–19 Feb 2017), Find a Grave Memorial ID 191165381, citing Blair Cemetery, Blair, Washington County, Nebraska, USA; Maintained by MrsB (contributor 47910340).