Word of the death of Sophus A. Pedersen, former resident of this place, was received by Mr. and Mrs. Jay Blackburn on Tuesday, Feb.13th. Mr. Pedersen passed away on Tuesday morning at the Swedish Memorial Hospital following an operation on Saturday. He had not been in good health since an accident more than a year ago. Mr. Pedersen operated a garage here from 1926 to 1936 when the family moved to Omaha.

Note: The Vig Files at the Danish American Archives has it recorded that he was buried in Hillcrest Cemetery in Omaha.

~~~Obituaries courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library~~~