Sigvart Pederson

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Obituary - Sigvart Pederson, 81, Osseo, died Saturday morning in the Osseo Area Hospital. He was born November 1st, 1890, in the Town of Hale. He farmed there until 1958 when he moved to Osseo. He married Lyla Swaim on August 28th, 1915. Besides his wife, he is survived by two sons, Waldemar and Spencer, both of Osseo; four daughters, Mrs. Harold Arneson, Whitehall, Mrs. Vance Passo, Mrs. Leora Nihart, both of Eau Claire, Mrs. Dale Korth, West Allis; four sisters, Mrs. Martha Lee, Mrs. Anna Christianson, Osseo, Mrs. Julia Wegner, Scranton, North Dakota, Mrs. Charles Goplin, Pigeon Falls; two brothers, Olaf and Emil Pederson, both of Osseo; and 19 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2:00 pm at the Elk Creek Lutheran Church with Rev. John Baxter officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.

Memorandum - by Sharon Pederson (his Granddaughter) He wasn't just an old man Although his hair was grey, His face lined and wrinkled, Beautiful in age's way. In the spring he planted potateoes; In the soil, In the fall he measured tall corn; In the winter the woods was his toil. If i were to paint a picture Portraying this silent man I'd choose a moment long ago Remembering it as I can. A late summer day in the valley, Working noises filled the air, The threshing machine hummed loudly, Now a sound so rare. There he sat on his wagon, Piled golden high with grain. An old straw hat shaded his face, Two horses he held in reign. The sky was blue behind him, The fields were green and gold. This was the world he belonged in. This is the picture I hold. That day and that man are gone now But in us he lives on the same. He wasn't just an old man, "Grandpa" was his name.