Thorkild 'Tom' Pedersen, 87

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

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Washington County Food Pantry or the Blair Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department.

Full obituary will be in next edition.

#2 Posted on line 21 Feb 2017; Published in The Enterprise 24 Feb 2017

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Thorkild 'Tom' Pedersen, 87

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

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. 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.

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.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Washington County Food Pantry or the Blair Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department.

#3 Funeral Leaflet

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

~~~Obituaries and funeral leaflet courtesy of Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clipping on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska~~~ FindaGrave # 191165381