Kitty Ann Pedersen
March 10, 1955 — February 27, 2019
Kitty Ann Pedersen, age 63, of Colton, died on Wednesday, February 27, 2019, at Sanford Health in Sioux Falls, SD. Memorial services will begin at 2:00 PM Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at First Lutheran Church, Colton. Visitation will be from 5-7:00 PM Tuesday, at the Minnehaha Funeral Chapel, Colton.
Kitty was born on March 10, 1955, in Fort Dodge, Iowa, to Victor and Gladys (Raffett) Monchinski. After school she moved to Sioux Falls where she met Jeffrey Pedersen. They were married on November 9, 1973 in Sioux Falls. Following their marriage, they lived in Sioux Falls until settling in Colton in 1979.
Kitty returned to school and attended Augustana College and the University of South Dakota where she earned her RN. She worked for 20 years at Sioux Valley Hospital and then continued her nursing career at the South Dakota Penitentiary, Good Samaritan Village, Terrace Manor Nursing Home in Dell Rapids, and finally at the Madison Regional Hospital.
Kitty was a member of First Lutheran Church in Colton and was a volunteer EMT with Colton Fire & Rescue. She enjoyed her times spent camping but above all she loved spending time with her grandchildren and attending their sporting events and activities.
Survivors include her husband, Jeffery, Colton; children: Trisha Ann (Jeff) McTee, Dayton, Nevada, Krista Kay Pedersen, Sioux Falls, Jerrit Jeffrey (Jamie) Pedersen, Colton, and Gerrit Charles (Sarah McNamara) Pedersen, Colton; grandchildren: Madison and Allison McTee, Emanuel, Mia, Hannah, and Lexy Miller, Gracie, Jackson, and Claire Pedersen, and Taylor, Khole, Hailey, and Izaac McNamara; brothers, Richard Finn and Danny Erwin, both of Texas; special friends, Curt and Linda Strampe of Chandler, Minnesota; and her beloved dogs, Rory and Max. She was preceded in death by her parents, and a brother, James.
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