Individual Details
Robert Cyrus Marinus Pedersen
(20 Nov 1880 - 11 Jan 1959)
On the 1920 U. S. Census of Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, Robert C. Pedersen appears with his wife Lillian C. and children Donald, Charlotte Bell and Pauline E. Robert is president of a neckwear company.
Waterloo Daily Courier, Waterloo, Iowa, Monday, January 12, 1959, Page 5, Col. 7: Funeral services are pending at the OKeefe & Towne funeral home for Robert C. Pedersen, 78, of 906 Conger St. Mr. Pedersen died Sunday evening at the Allen Memorial Convalescent Home of arterioselerosis. He was born Nov. 20, 1880, in Rochester, Minn., the son of Rasmus and Jennie Pedersen, and married Lillian Kirkpatrick on Feb. 11, 1910. Mr. Pedersen a Waterloo resident for the past 50 years, had been president and co-owner of the United Neckwear Manufacturing Co., and had been employed for 10 years by the John Deere Tractor Works, retiring in 1951.
He was a member of the First Congregational church, the Shriners, the Knights Templar, was a 32nd degree Mason, and a life member of Local 838, United Auto Workers. Survivors are one son, Don Pedersen, 123 Derbyshire Rd.; three daughters, Mrs. Robert Schoen, Reseda, Calif.; Mrs. Donald Guthrie, Denver, Colo., and Mrs. Carl Mueller, Wauwatosa, Wis., two brothers; Clarence Pedersen, Savannah, Ga., and Cleve Pedersen, 414 Vermont St.; one sister, Mrs. John Van Hauen, 1233 W. 23rd St., Cedar Falls, and eight grandchildren. Mr. Pedersen was preceded in death by his wife, parents and two sisters.
Waterloo Daily Courier, Waterloo, Iowa, Monday, January 12, 1959, Page 5, Col. 7: Funeral services are pending at the OKeefe & Towne funeral home for Robert C. Pedersen, 78, of 906 Conger St. Mr. Pedersen died Sunday evening at the Allen Memorial Convalescent Home of arterioselerosis. He was born Nov. 20, 1880, in Rochester, Minn., the son of Rasmus and Jennie Pedersen, and married Lillian Kirkpatrick on Feb. 11, 1910. Mr. Pedersen a Waterloo resident for the past 50 years, had been president and co-owner of the United Neckwear Manufacturing Co., and had been employed for 10 years by the John Deere Tractor Works, retiring in 1951.
He was a member of the First Congregational church, the Shriners, the Knights Templar, was a 32nd degree Mason, and a life member of Local 838, United Auto Workers. Survivors are one son, Don Pedersen, 123 Derbyshire Rd.; three daughters, Mrs. Robert Schoen, Reseda, Calif.; Mrs. Donald Guthrie, Denver, Colo., and Mrs. Carl Mueller, Wauwatosa, Wis., two brothers; Clarence Pedersen, Savannah, Ga., and Cleve Pedersen, 414 Vermont St.; one sister, Mrs. John Van Hauen, 1233 W. 23rd St., Cedar Falls, and eight grandchildren. Mr. Pedersen was preceded in death by his wife, parents and two sisters.
Events
| Birth | 20 Nov 1880 | Rochester, Olmsted Co., Minnesota |  | ||
| Birth | 1881 | Rochester, Olmsted Co., Minnesota | | ||
| Marriage | 11 Feb 1911 | Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa - Lillian Charlotte Kirkpatrick | | ||
| Death | 11 Jan 1959 | Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa | | ||
| Burial | Memorial Park Cemetery, Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa | |
Families
| Spouse | Lillian Charlotte Kirkpatrick (1883 - 1957) |
| Child | Donald Pedersen (1913 - ) |
| Child | Charlotte Bell Pedersen (1914 - ) |
| Child | Pauline E. Pedersen (1917 - ) |
| Father | Rasmuss Pedersen ( - ) |
| Mother | Jennie Nelson ( - ) |
Endnotes
3. 1920 Census Black Hawk Co., Iowa.
4. Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992.
5. Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992.
6. Obituary of Robert C. Pedersen, Waterloo Daily Courier, Waterloo, Iowa, Monday, January 12, 1959, Page 5, Col. 7.
7. Memorial Park Cemetery, Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa, Call to 319-232-4165 on April 12, 2017 verified he is buried there..