Elizabeth M. Pedersen, 86, Iola, died Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010, at Iola Living Assistance in Iola.
A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, at Northland Lutheran Church, N9880 Highway 49, town of Harrison, in Waupaca County, with the Rev. Dan Somers officiating. Interment will be in Northland Lutheran Cemetery in the town of Harrison in Waupaca County.
Visitation will be at the church from noon Saturday until the service.
Memorial contributions may be made to Northland Lutheran Church, N9880 Highway 49, Iola, WI 54945 in lieu of flowers.
Voie Funeral Home in Iola assisted the family with arrangements. Condolences may be offered online at www.voiefuneralhome.com.
Mrs. Pedersen was born June 14, 1923, in the town of Harrison in Waupaca County, a daughter of the late Christ and Emma (Erickson) Christensen.
She was married to Gordon Erickson on Oct. 1, 1945, in Troy, Kansas. He died on Jan. 17, 1976.
She was married to Roy Broten on July 29, 1978, at Faith Lutheran Church in Rosholt. He died on Aug.. 2, 1978.
She later married Walter Pedersen on Jan. 2, 1980, in Chicago, Ill. He died on March 25, 2001.
As a young lady, she moved to Chicago and worked as a housekeeper and also for Western Electric. She moved back home and worked for Zwicker Knitting Mill, Grand Army Home at King and retired from the Wisconsin Veterans Home in 1983.
She was a member of the Northland Lutheran Church where she was a member of the Ladies Aid and was involved in the Lutefisk Supper. She made quilts for Lutheran World Relief.
Survivors include one son, Roger (Dianne) Erickson, Iola; one daughter, Diane (John) Gravel, Iola; one granddaughter, Shelly (Jake) Stencel; and one great-granddaughter.
She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Joseph Hanson and Norris Hanson; two sisters, Edna Adams and Carla Holtane; and one infant sister, Jerdis Christensen.