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LaVerne (Vernie) Cederstrom Obituary

LaVerna (Vernie) Cederstrom went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 17, 2017.

LaVerna Mae Pfeifer was born May 14, 1935 in McClusky, North Dakota. LaVerna was raised and educated in North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming and Washington. On January 28, 1955, Vernie married Roger Cederstrom in Faulkton, South Dakota in a small Lutheran church. Roger and Vernie built a life with their four children in Garrison, ND, and moved to Velva in 1971. Roger died on December 27, 2007, after 53 years of marriage.

Vernie was a member of Oak Valley Lutheran Church in Velva. She was very active in Christian Women. Her greatest joy in life was being a grandmother and great-grandmother. Vernie moved to Willmar in 2012, where she built a life with her friends at Sterling Manor and those at Redeemer Lutheran Church.

She was survived by her children: Pamela (Gary) Berreth, Bismarck, ND, Steven (Claudia) Cederstrom, Willmar, MN, Keith (Becky) Cederstrom, Velva, ND, Marty (Karen) Cederstrom, Centennial, CO, as well as eleven grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. Also surviving are her siblings: Velma Just, Arnold Pfeifer, Alice Rammel, Reiny Pfeifer, and Arva Del Goodreid; half-brothers: Bill Pfeifer, Doug Pfeifer and Donnie Pfeifer and step-brothers, Bobby Hedberg and Bernie Hedberg.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Roger, parents, Jacob and Frieda Pfeifer, step-mother, Edna, brother, Elmer, sister, Marlys and special friend, Lynn Skare.