James Morgan Pedersen

At 91 years of age, James Morgan Pedersen passed away peacefully in the early hours of January 13, 2026.  

He leaves behind his wife, Shirley Pedersen; brothers Charlie (Cheryl) Pedersen and Garry (Lorraine) Pedersen; children Brian (Carol) Pedersen, Reta (Jeff) Kerr, and Leslie Glimsdale; grandchildren Elizabeth (Travis) Trofimenkoff, Jarvis (Sade) Kerr, Jordan Kerr,  Jayce (Keltie) Kerr, Barry (Amber) Toone, and Morgan (Dylan) Glimsdale; and great-grandchildren Jayla Kerr, Jones and Jethro Kerr, and Carter, Buck and Casey James Toone.

Jim leaves big shoes to fill as he was a pillar of the Claresholm community, winning the citizen of the year award in 1980, and devoting over twenty-five years of his life designing, building, and maintaining the Claresholm Community Center, along with being a dedicated member of the Claresholm Lions Club since 1972, and the Sons of Norway since 1960.

A service will be held at Zentner Funeral Home on February 14 at 1:00pm. In lieu of flowers, the family requests a donation to the Claresholm Lion’s Club be made in Jim’s memory.

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