Submitted by: Dan Rich

Harry E. Pedersen

June 21, 1931 - June 12, 2001

South Bend Tribune 6/14/2001

Harry E. Pedersen, 69, residing on Tanager Lane, South Bend, died at 12:34 p.m. Tuesday, June 12, 2001, in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. Mr. Pedersen was born June 21, 1931, in Stavanger, Norway, as the son of Trygve and Gudrun (Solskjaer) Pedersen, and has lived in this community since he was 15 years old.

In St. John's Lutheran Church, LaPorte, Indiana, he was married to Bonnie Bugg who survives. He is also survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Karen and Jack McDonald of Granger, and Debra and Robert Andrews of Niles, MI. One grandson, Jason (Alicia) Andrews of Indianapolis, IN; a great-granddaughter, Madeline Andrews; a sister, Berny (Gunnar) Beck of LaPorte; a brother, Terje Pedersen of St. Petersburg, Florida.

Mr. Pedersen was a Real Estate Appraiser for Emerick & Associates. He has been a real estate broker for 30 years, and an appraiser for the past 10 years. He was Past District Manager of Rockford Life Insurance Company in South Bend. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Mishawaka; Council Oak Lodge #745, F & AM and served as Past Worshipful Master of the former Valley Lodge #738, F & AM member of Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Valley of South Bend; Avalon Grott; Benevolent Protective Order of Elks Lodge #235; was Past President of Independent Order of Vikings Lodge #51, Mishawaka, served on the Executive Grand Council of the Independent order of Vikings; was a founding member of the Knute Rockne Lodge of the Sons of Norway; Past Publicity Chairperson of South Bend Jaycee's; and was a member of the South Bend Board of Realtors.

Services for Harry E. Pedersen will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 15, in First Presbyterian Church of Mishawaka. Rev. Don Neely will officiate. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery, South Bend. The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. today in the Palmer Funeral Home, 2528 Mishawaka Ave., South Bend where a Masonic memorial service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Followed by the Elks Memorial service at 8 p.m. Visitation will also be one hour prior to services Friday in the church. Memorial contributions may be offered to the Humane Society of St. Joseph County, 2506 North Grape Road, Mishawaka, IN46545, or the St. Joseph County Cancer Society, 711 E. Colfax Ave., South Bend, IN 46617.