Rosella G. A. Pedersen, 85

Blair native Rosella G.A. Pedersen, 85, of Lakewood, Colo., died Sunday, April 7, 2002.

Rosella “Rosie” G.A. Pedersen was born July 19, 1916, in Blair to Augusta and Addie Warrick. She was raised in Blair and in Peetz, Colo.

In 1935, she married Theodore Pedersen. She lived a life filled with love of family and friends. Later in life, her joys included watching her grandchildren and their teammates play baseball. She loved to play bingo and to feed the squirrels and the birds.

She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Lowell Paine, and son, Harold Pedersen, all of Lakewood, daughter-in-law, Sharon Pedersen of Longmont, Colo., son and daughter-in-law, Howard and Signe Pedersen of Tucson, Ariz., 20 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren, 10 great-great-grandchildren, sister, Betty Ellison of Chandler, Ariz., and brother, John Warrick of Fresno, Calif.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Theodore, four sisters, two brothers, and a great- granddaughter, Ashley Marie Pedersen.

Cards may be sent to her family % Karen Paine, 1669 S. Lee St, Lakewood, CO 80226.

Memorials are suggested to the Odyssey Foundation, 2460 W. 26th Ave., Suite 250C, Denver, CO 80211, in memory of Rosella Pedersen.