With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Marlene Yvonne Pedersen of Alexandria, Minnesota, who passed away on October 19, 2023 at the age of 86. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by : her parents, Louis M. Fischbach and Hulda Anna Fischbach (Trantow); her brothers, Gene Fischbach (Vi) and Don (Barb Pedersen); her brother-in-law Jim Thompson; and her kitties, Mootz and Hasenpfeffer.

She is survived by : her husband Merrill L. Pedersen of Alexandria, MN; her daughter Sharon Lynn Peterson (Steven) of Eden Prairie, MN; her grandchildren, Kirsten Peterson of Minneapolis, MN and Kai Peterson (Desiree) of Readstown, WI; her great grandchild Minerva Peterson; her brother Kenneth Fischbach (Laurie) of Cabot, AR; and her sister-in-law Mary Thompson of Detroit Lakes, MN..

Memorials preferred to the Stevens County Historical Society or Calvary Lutheran Church.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Pedersen Funeral Home