Maria Anna Pedersen
d. January 8, 2013
Date Died: January 08, 2013
Alvord: Maria Anna Pedersen, 85, a retired jewelry sale representative, went to be with our Lord, Tuesday, January 8, 2013 in Decatur.
Memorial service was held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints with Bishop Harrison officiating.
Ms. Pedersen, was born July 3, 1927 in Bad-Kohlgrub, Germany to Sebastian and Antonie (Hafenmayer) Buchl. She was united in marriage to Alfred Pedersen on December 18, 1954 in Munich, Germany. Ms. Pedersen was a member of the Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Church in Decatur.
Left behind to cherish her memory are daughter, Marianne Pedersen of Alvord; two sons, Lars and Arthur Pedersen both of Utah; two granddaughters, Adrienne Reed and Elizabeth Downs both of Alvord; five great grandchildren; two sisters, Elizabeth Weber and Karola Dittman; and numerous nieces and nephews; other family members and a host of friends.
Ms. Pedersen was preceded in death by her husband, her brother, and four sisters.
Coker-Hawkins Funeral Home, Decatur, Texas, 940/627-5959