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Thelma Pederson

[November 05, 2011]  LINCOLN -- Thelma Pederson, 81, of Lincoln, died Friday, Nov. 4, 2011, at 11 p.m. at her home.

Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Monday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln. Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Park Meadows Baptist Church in Lincoln, with the Rev. Tony Bazen officiating.

Burial will be in Diamond Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, with a 1:30 p.m. graveside service.

Ms. Pederson worked as a clerk for Economy Fire and Casualty Co. in Lincoln.

She was born Sept. 1, 1930, in Hannibal, Mo., to Robert F. and Edna Ayers Roach.

She is survived by two daughters, Sandra Scheurer (and David Robbins) of Lincoln and Carol (and Steve) Newman of Lake Forest; two sisters, Clara Detmers and Shirley Cox of Lincoln; one brother, Donald Roach of Normal; and six grandchildren, Bryson Scheurer, Jazmyn Robbins, Jacquelyn Scheurer, Blaine Robbins, Brian Newman and Eric Newman.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one daughter, Sandra Kaye Mills; two brothers, Frank Roach and Jim Roach; and one sister, Mary Scanlan.

She was a member of Park Meadows Baptist Church in Lincoln, a foster grandparent in the school program and was a volunteer in the long-term ombudsman program.

Memorials may be made to the activity fund at Adams School, for library books.

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