PEDERSEN, Aksel Harry

1914 - 2009  (95 år)

• Navn	PEDERSEN, Aksel Harry
  Født	21 jun. 1914	Brookings,SD,USA
  Køn	Mand
  Død	13 jul. 2009	Valley City,ND,USA
  Begravet	17 jul. 2009	Grandin,ND,USA
  _CRE	12 feb. 2020
  Person-ID	I120	Vrensted
  Sidst ændret	2 mar. 2020

  
  

  Far	PEDERSEN, Bertel Paul Marinus,   f. 3 okt. 1877, Oester Broenderslev,Nordjylland,Denmark ,   d. 5 feb. 1933, Valley City,ND,USA  (Alder 55 år)
  Mor	LARSEN, Annine Rasmine Westergaard,   f. 22 okt. 1876, Vrensted,Nordjylland,Denmark ,   d. 22 dec. 1928, Woodbine,Valley City,ND,USA  (Alder 52 år)
  Gift	21 jan. 1905	Vrensted,Nordjylland,Denmark
  Billeder		Bertel og Annine
  Familie-ID	F29	Gruppeskema  |  Familietavle

  
  

  Familie 1	THORESON, Auslaug Solveig,   f. 26 jul. 1914, Kathryn,ND,USA ,   d. 1 jan. 1983, Fargo,ND,USA  (Alder 68 år)
  Gift	03.02.1943	CA,,,USA
  Børn	1. PEDERSEN, Daniel James,   f. 9 sep. 1944, Long Beach,CA,USA  (Alder 80 år)   2. PEDERSEN, Gary Mark,   f. 20 dec. 1946, Fargo,ND,USA  (Alder 77 år)   3. PEDERSEN, Wayne Lloyd,   f. 20 mar. 1948, Fargo,ND,USA  (Alder 76 år)   4. PEDERSEN, Eunice Rae,   f. 19 nov. 1950, Hillsboro,ND,USA  (Alder 74 år)
  Sidst ændret	21 mar. 2010
  Familie-ID	F122	Gruppeskema  |  Familietavle

  
  

  Familie 2	ROOD, Clara
  Gift	26.12.1983
  Sidst ændret	15 feb. 2020
  Familie-ID	F123	Gruppeskema  |  Familietavle

  
  

• Begivenhedskort

  Født - 21 jun. 1914 - Brookings,SD,USA Død - 13 jul. 2009 - Valley City,ND,USA Begravet - 17 jul. 2009 - Grandin,ND,USA  = Link til Google Earth

  
  

• Notater

  AXEL PEDERSEN Date: June 21st, 1914 - July 12th, 2009 Axel Harry Pedersen was born on June 21,1914, in Brookings, South Dakota, to Bertel and Annine (Westergaard) Pedersen, who had immigrated from Vrenstad, Denmark, in 1907. In 1920, the family moved to the Drake farm in Marsh Township southeast ofValley City, North Dakota. As a young man during the Great Depression, Axel worked at whatever jobs he could find, doing mostly farm labor. In 1939, he went to Spokane, Washington, and worked in a paper mill. On March 20,1942, he entered the United States Navy. He served as a Gunner's Mate in the Armed Guard on a merchant marine ship that transported ammunition to our troops in the South Pacific. On September 16,1945, he received an honorable discharge. On February 3,1943, he married Auslaug Thoreson from rural Fingal, North Dakota, in Long Beach, California. In 1946, they moved to the Percy Stewart farm west of Grandin, North Dakota and began farming. In 1954, Auslaug was diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis, a muscle-weakening disease that made her an invalid. Until her death in January of 1983, Axel was her primary caregiver. On December 26,1983, Axel married Clara (Rood) Pederson in Valley City. He retired from farming in 1985, and theylater moved to Valley City. Axel and Clara enjoyed traveling. They spent many winters in Arizona and later in Texas, near Clara's daughter, Susan, and her family. One summer they drove their pickup and camper to Alaska. Axel was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Grandin and of Faith Lutheran Church in Valley City. He served on the Bohnsack Township Board, the Bohnsack School Board, and the Grace Lutheran Church council. He was a member of the Barnes County Museum and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. An avid gardener and planter of trees, he enjoyed visiting with friends, neighbors, and relatives, and he especially liked having children around. The coffee pot was always on and he was usually ready for agame of cards. In September of 2006, he became a resident of the Aneta Parkview Health Center, Aneta, North Dakota. Axel is survived by his wife, Clara, Valley City; four children: Daniel (Marlee) Pedersen, Lyons, Colorado; Gary (Janet) Pedersen, Harwood; Wayne (Dianne) Pedersen, Urbana, Illinois; and Eunice (Danny) Johnston, Fargo; and two stepchildren: Larry(Patty) Pederson, Valley City; and Susan (Paul) Phillips, Houston, Texas. He is also survived by ten grandchildren: Shawn Johnston, Nicholas (Kelly) Pedersen, Jodie Pedersen, Robert Pedersen, Laura Pedersen; Stepgrandchildren Shauna Pederson, Tyler (Jamie) Pederson, Carl (Amber) Pederson, Erin Scheidt, and Trevor Wright as well as five step great-grandchildren. Service at 10:30AM at Faith Lutheran Church, Valley City, on Thursday, July 16th, 2009. Cemetery: Grandin Cemetery Grandin, North Dakota