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William
Arnold Pederson, 40
Thornton,
Colo. - William Arnold Pederson, 40, formerly
of Greenbush, died on Wednesday, July 17, 2002 at
St. Anthony's Hospital in Denver, Colo.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, July 27 at
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Greenbush with
Father Don Braukmann officiating. Mitch Walski was
the organist and Jeanne Novacek, Bernard
Gonshorowski and the Blessed Sacrament Church Choir
provided special music. Casketbearers were Larry
Pederson, Bob Pederson, Rick Thompson, Paul
Thompson, Lee Anderson and Joe Yarosz. Honorary
casketbearers were all those who attended the
service. Interment was in St. Aloysius Catholic
Cemetery in Leo, with military honors accorded by
the Greenbush American Legion Post 88.
William
Arnold Pederson was born on January 8, 1962, the
son of Arne and Shirley (Gonshorowski) Pederson in
Warren. He was baptized and confirmed in the
Catholic faith. William attended school in
Greenbush.
"Bill"
served with the U.S. Army Guard and Reserve and
following his discharge, returned to Greenbush.
On
December 28, 1985, he was united in marriage to
Jean Thompson at Benwood, near Strathcona. Since
their marriage, the couple has resided in Thornton,
Colo., where Bill worked in the family owned
masonry business. He was a member of the Greenbush
American Legion Post 88 and a former member of the
Greenbush Fire Department.
Bill
enjoyed hunting, fishing, softball, four-wheeling,
motorcycling, and camping.
He
is survived by his wife, Jean; two daughters,
Chelsea and Ashley; his parents, Arne and Shirley
Pederson of Greenbush; three brothers, Larry
(Cindy) of Thornton, Colo., Bob (Julie) of
Greenbush, and Rick of Hamilton, Mont.; one sister,
Vicki, Mrs. Steve Gast of Argyle; and many aunts,
uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews and other
relatives.
Bill
was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents,
Barney and Frances Gonshorowski, and paternal
grandparents, Ole and Alvina Pederson.
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