Tove Lyng Pedersen Obituary (1934

Tove Lyng Pedersen, age 84 of Blair, passed away July 3, 2018 at Immanuel Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Visitation will be held Friday July 6, 2018 at Campbell Aman Funeral Home in Blair from 12:00 to 2:00PM. Private family services will be held with burial in the Blair Cemetery. Tove Pedersen was born on March 7, 1934, in Rind Parish, Denmark, the daughter of Laurids and Kristina (Jensen) Lauridsen. She was raised on a milk farm in Denmark. On April 8, 1953 she married Thorkild “Tom” Pedersen. In 1958 the couple immigrated to Calgary Alberta, Canada, before immigrating to Blair in 1961. Tove’s special talents were gardening, crocheting, knitting and cooking for her loved ones. Over the years Tove and Tom enjoyed traveling all over the United States in their camper. The loves of her life were always her grandchildren. She is survived by her three children: Laurids (Judi) Pedersen, Johan (Nancy) Pedersen and Bernice (Bob) Pearson, all of Blair; six grandchildren: Lars and Andra Pedersen, Zachary (Sara) and Bjorn Pedersen, Jason Pearson, Chase Pearson and special friend Abby Kacin; siblings; Signe, Jens, Karen and Oda all of Denmark. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Tom, and her siblings; Hans, Johanne, Ester and Helga. Memorials may be directed to the Blair Rescue Squad or the Danish American Archive in Blair.