William Orum Pedersen, 86, passed away April 23, 2000 in Salt Lake City.
He was born April 8, 1914 in Aalborg, Denmark to Peter Pedersen and Johanne Marie Godiksen. He married Ida Margrethe Rasmussen April 29, 1937 in Copenhagen. They emigrated in 1946 to Salt Lake City. She died December 1977. He married Petra Krista Pedersen June 28, 1978. He was an active member of the LDS Church, he was unselfish with his time in the service of others and loved to work with genealogy. He served for 20 years in Danish research at the LDS Church Library. He also helped many Danish Emigrants to get settled and find work. He went on three missions for the LDS Church, first at the age of 18 years old in Denmark, then fulfilled another mission in Navoo, and the third mission back to his homeland. The last two missions he served with his wife Krista.He is survived by his wife, Krista; two sisters, Mary (Thorvald) Terkildsen, Edith (Axel) Mathisen; two step-daughters, Ruth (Gunner) Rasmussen and Ellinor (LaMar) Sorensen.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 27, 2000, 1 p.m., at the 14th Ward, 142 West 200 North. Friends may call from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. prior to services at the ward.
Interment Larkin Sunset Gardens, 10600 So. 1700 E., Sandy, Utah.