Author: Brenda Collins

Helen Alvina Pederson was born March 23, 1920 to Andrew and Maria (Loftus) Sather at the hospital in Wildrose, North Dakota in Big Meadow Township. She was raised and educated in Wildrose, graduating from Wildrose High School in 1938 as class Valedictorian.
After graduation she worked for the NYA, a government program, which provided jobs for teens during the Depression. At the beginning of World War II, Helen worked for the Williams County Selective Service Board in Williston, ND.
On March 31, 1943 Helen married Kermit Pederson in Tucson, Arizona where Kermit was stationed. The couple resided there until Kermit entered the war at which time Helen returned to Wildrose. When Kermit was discharged they moved to Ray, North Dakota where they raised their children.
Helen worked as a postal clerk for several years at the Ray Post Office. In 1976 they moved to Longmont, Colorado for two years while Kermit worked at a hospital. In 1978 they returned to North Dakota and lived in Williston since. Kermit died in July of 1989.
She was a member of Ray Lutheran Church and their Ladies Aid; she was also a member of the Champion Homemakers. Helen was a published poet, along with several other writings. She also enjoyed painting.
Helen is survived by her daughters, Anne(Roger) Lowers and Marge( Julius) Zaste both of Williston, ND; sister Margaret Pederson of Williston; 8 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and 5 great great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law; Adeline and Clarice Pederson and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Kermit; son, David in 1979; and daughter, Mary Ellen (Trini) Ghaffari in January of 2010.

In Memory Of
Helen A. Pederson

March 23, 1920 ~ March 19, 2010

God saw you getting tired,
And a cure was not to be.
So He put His arms around you,
And whispered, “Come with Me.”
With tearful eyes we watched you suffer
And saw you fade away.
Although we loved you dearly,
We could not make you stay.
A golden heart stopped beating
Hard-working hands to rest;
God broke our hearts to prove to us
He only takes the best.

In Memory Of
Helen A. Pederson
Date And Place Of Birth
March 23, 1920
Wildrose, North Dakota
Date And Place of Death
March 19, 2010
Williston, North Dakota
Funeral Service
11:00 AM, Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Ray Lutheran Church
Ray, North Dakota
Officiating
Pastor Steve Anderson
Musicians
Char Hodenfifeld ~ Organist
Steve Johnson ~ Vocalist
Casketbearers
Don Pederson Jeremy Pederson
Britt Henson J.D. Henson
Scott Ghaffari Banjo Henson Trini Ghaffari
Honorary Bearers
All of Helen’s Family,
Grandchildren, Great-Grandchildren
& Great Great Grandchildren
Interment
Riverview Cemetery
Williston, North Dakota
You may share your remembrances and condolences
with the family at the Fulkerson Funeral Home website
www.fulkersons.com