Individual Details
Clara Pederson
(24 Jan 1920 - 21 Jan 1997)
Medical: Clara had tuberculosis and was at a sanatarium for some time and then
Obituary from the Hendricks Pioneer
Clara Morseth
Clara Pederson was born January 24, 1920 in Hendricks township, Lincoln County, MN to Christian (Christ) and Anna (Thoreson) Pederson. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Free Church and attended school in District #51. She lived with her family on the farm 1-3/4 miles east of Hendricks. She survived tuberculosis and married Arthur Morseth on October 15, 1949. They farmed until his death on February 1, 1968. She moved to Hendricks and continued working at the nursing home for a total of about 25 years. Even though they had no children of their own, she loved her nieces and nephews as though they were her own, and they loved her in return.
Clara was a member of Singsaas Lutheran church, an active member of Women of the ELCA, member of Sons of Norway, on the Senior Dining Site Council, and an active volunteer at the Dining Site. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, quilting and joking with family and friends.
She was in the hospital a week and in the nursing home a week before she died on January 21, 1997, at the Hendricks Nursing Home. Had she lived, she would have been 77 years old on the day of her funeral.
Funeral services were held Friday, Jan 24, 1997 at Singsaas Lutheran Church, rural Hendricks, with Pastor John Trom officiating. Organist was Nancy Sandro. Pallbearers were Dale, Gail, Kenny and Todd Johnson, David Lewis and Ryan Squires.
Burial was in the Singsaas Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Art; brothers: Eddie and Nels; sisters: Alice Morken and Beulah Skovly; two nieces and a nephew.
She is survived by a brother, Alvin and a sister, Hilda Pederson, and six nieces and nephews.
Obituary from the Hendricks Pioneer
Clara Morseth
Clara Pederson was born January 24, 1920 in Hendricks township, Lincoln County, MN to Christian (Christ) and Anna (Thoreson) Pederson. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Free Church and attended school in District #51. She lived with her family on the farm 1-3/4 miles east of Hendricks. She survived tuberculosis and married Arthur Morseth on October 15, 1949. They farmed until his death on February 1, 1968. She moved to Hendricks and continued working at the nursing home for a total of about 25 years. Even though they had no children of their own, she loved her nieces and nephews as though they were her own, and they loved her in return.
Clara was a member of Singsaas Lutheran church, an active member of Women of the ELCA, member of Sons of Norway, on the Senior Dining Site Council, and an active volunteer at the Dining Site. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, quilting and joking with family and friends.
She was in the hospital a week and in the nursing home a week before she died on January 21, 1997, at the Hendricks Nursing Home. Had she lived, she would have been 77 years old on the day of her funeral.
Funeral services were held Friday, Jan 24, 1997 at Singsaas Lutheran Church, rural Hendricks, with Pastor John Trom officiating. Organist was Nancy Sandro. Pallbearers were Dale, Gail, Kenny and Todd Johnson, David Lewis and Ryan Squires.
Burial was in the Singsaas Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Art; brothers: Eddie and Nels; sisters: Alice Morken and Beulah Skovly; two nieces and a nephew.
She is survived by a brother, Alvin and a sister, Hilda Pederson, and six nieces and nephews.
Events
| Birth | 24 Jan 1920 | Hendricks, MN | |||
| Birth | 24 Jan 1920 | Hendricks, MN | |||
| Marriage | 15 Oct 1949 | Hendricks, MN - Arthur Gerhard Morseth | |||
| Death | 21 Jan 1997 | Hendricks, MN |  |
Families
| Spouse | Arthur Gerhard Morseth (1912 - 1968) |
| Father | Christian Estensen Pederson (1885 - 1948) |
| Mother | Anna Thoreson (1886 - 1968) |
| Sibling | Alice Pederson (1920 - 1944) |
| Sibling | Hilda Pederson (1923 - 2005) |
| Sibling | Beulah Pederson (1917 - 1990) |
| Sibling | Eddie Pederson (1911 - 1970) |
| Sibling | Nels Pederson (1912 - 1990) |
| Sibling | Alvin C Pederson (1915 - 2002) |
Endnotes
1. Footnote: Family knowledge and Clara's obituary..