Born in Columbus, Anoka, MInnesota
Ancestors 
Daughter of Bernhard Pedersen
and Marie (Torsteinsdatter) Pedersen
Sister of
Esther Berntina (Pedersen) Peterson, William Peter Pedersen, Emma Marie Pedersen, Elmer E. Pedersen, Herman Arnold Pedersen, August Bernhard Pedersen, Otto Warner Pedersen, Mabel Lillian (Pedersen) Larson, Henry Theodore Pedersen, Oscar Edward Pedersen and Carl Leonard Pedersen
Wife of
Carl Hugo Collen
— married
22 Jul 1916 in Anoka, Minnesota
Mother of
Dorothy (Collen) Saenger
Died
at age 66
in Bethel, Anoka, MInnesota
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Oct 2018
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Biography
Randy was born on January 12, 1898 in Columbus, Anoka, Minnesota to Bernhard and Marie. [1] She was the oldest child of twelve born to Bernhard and Marie.
On July 22, 1916, Randy married Bernhard Collen at the Zion Lutheran Church in Anoka, Minnesota.[2] From this union, twelve children were born: Marie, Gertrude, Stanley, Raymond, Leslie, Ethel, Dorothy, Irene, Carl, Richard, Marlene, and Janet.
Randy passed away on April 12, 1954 in Bethel, Minnesota due to a massive stroke at the age of 66. [3]She was buried on April 15, 1954 at Victor Hill Cemetery in Linwood, Minnesota along side her husband. [4]
Sources
- ↑ [[Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001, "Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89DL-X9WF-P?cc=2185953&wc=36TK-3TL%3A1583729602%2C1583730501 : 10 September 2018), Washington > Death certificates, 1963-1964 > image 1145 of 1775; various county courthouses, Minnesota.]]
- ↑ [[U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1946 (Lehi, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017), Ancestry.com, Archives of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; Elk Grove Village, IL, USA; Parish: Zion Lutheran Church; ELCA Film Number: M125; SSIRC Film Number: E-125. Record for Carl H. Collen. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61584&h=62511265&indiv=try.]]
- ↑ [[Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001, "Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89DL-X9WF-P?cc=2185953&wc=36TK-3TL%3A1583729602%2C1583730501 : 10 September 2018), Washington > Death certificates, 1963-1964 > image 1145 of 1775; various county courthouses, Minnesota.]].
- ↑ Minnesota, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Ancestry.com, Database online. Record for Randy M Collen. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62721627/col
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