Theodore (Ted) Donald Pedersen passed away unexpectedly February 14, 2025. He was born December 22, 1952, to Don and Jo Pedersen and grew up with four siblings in Elmwood, Wisconsin. Ted loved sports. In high school, he participated and excelled in every sport offered. As a senior, he was recognized with the Outstanding Senior Athlete Award. After high school Ted attended Fox Valley Technical School in Appleton, WI. Afterward, he worked a couple of different jobs out of state but not being able to land his dream job at that point, he joined the U.S. Army. Much of his time in the military was spent in South Korea.
After his service in the Army, Ted returned to live in Elmwood but travelled extensively for his job as a surveyor with the Army Corp of Engineers where he worked for 25 years before retiring in 2005.
Ted liked to have fun. He loved the small-town life and kept strong ties to his high school buddies through his entire life. When he wasn’t traveling for work, you could usually find him golfing, bowling, fishing or sharing a brew with his friends at “Cub’s Pub.” He enjoyed occasional trips to Reno and hosting an annual midnight poker party. Ted loved the Green Bay Packers. His loyalty to the team went so deep that he always said that the Packers were his favorite team, and his second favorite was whatever team was playing against the Minnesota Vikings!
In 1989 Ted met Lynn Stebe. They dated… and dated… and dated for 15 years before he finally realized that he couldn’t live without her. They were married on April 25, 2004. He then moved to Saint Paul, Minnesota where he and Lynn resided for the rest of his life.
After retirement in 2005, Ted took advantage of the free time to hit the golf course every chance he got. He even took a trip to Scotland to shoot a round on St. Andrew’s Golf Course, the birthplace of golf. He and Lynn purchased a condo in Green Valley, AZ where they would “fly south” for the winter and enjoyed warm weather and of course, many rounds of golf. He spent his summers in Minnesota and when he wasn’t golfing, he enjoyed trout fishing in the creeks around Elmwood. He always looked forward to an annual fishing trip when he and several friends would rent a houseboat and spend a week on a lake in Canada.
Ted was preceded in death by his parents, Don and Jo Pedersen and sister, Carol Pedersen. He is survived by his wife, Lynn Pedersen; siblings, Donna (Mark) Sobraske, Bob (Barb) Pedersen and Peg (Mark) Tembreull; many nieces and nephews; and many, many friends.
Rest in peace, Ted. Your happy-go-lucky, fun-loving self will live forever in our hearts.
Ted requested no formal services other than a private military burial ceremony surrounded by his family.
