Norman Carol Pearson

NORMAN CAROL PEARSON
The funeral service for Norman Carol Pearson will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 25, 2009, at Faith Lutheran Church, 308 2nd Street NW in Dodge Center with Reverend Justin Boeding officiating. Military honors will be by the Dodge Center American Legion #384. Inurnment will be in Riverside Cemetery in Dodge Center.
Norman Carol Pearson, 82, died Monday, September 21, 2009, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN.
Norman was born July 24, 1927, the son of Lyle and Elsie (Weiler) Pearson in Redwood Falls, MN. He attended business college in Winona. Norman served in the U.S. Navy for one year as an electrician. He worked 20 years for Consolidated Breeders, was owner and operator of the Standard Oil Bulk Business, and operated the Standard Gas Station in Dodge Center, retiring in 1989. Norm was a member of the American Legion, Elks Club, Masonic Lodge and Shriner’s Club. He enjoyed his family, fishing, golfing, traveling, and he and his wife spent winters in Arizona.
Norman is survived by his wife, Inger Pearson, Dodge Center, MN; daughter, Judy (Tom) Kropiwka, Rochester, MN; son, John (Ann) Pearson, Carterville, IL; brother, Ross (Bibie) Pearson Alma, WI; sisters, Iris (Andy) Monda, Avon, OH; Kathy (Norbert) Ludwigson, Bloomer, WI; brother, Emery (Deloine) Pearson, O’Fallon, MO; 4 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Thursday, September 24, 2009, at the Czaplewski Family Funeral Home in Dodge Center and one hour before the service at the church on Friday. The family prefers memorials to the American Lung Association.
Blessed be his memory.
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