Surnames: Pederson, Peterson, Brumback, white

----Source: Marshfield News Herald (Marshfield, Wood County, Wis.) Tuesday, 18 May 1999, Family and Census Records

Pederson, Merle A. (2 June 1913 - 17 May 1999)

NEILLSVILLE, WIS. - Merle A. Pederson, 85, of Granton, died May 17, 1999, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield.

Services will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Buchanan Funeral Home in Neillsville. Burial will be in the Sherwood Cemetery in the town of Sherwood.

Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to service time Wednesday at the funeral home.

*Merle A. Pederson was the son of Peter and Lula (Simpson) Pederson.  He married Margaret J. Brumback, 16 Jan 1943.  She was the daughter of Frank and Cynthia (White) Brumbach.  Merele and Margaret owned and operated the Deer Trail Cafe in the town of Sherwood, Clark Co., Wis. from 1965 - 1973.  Both of them were buried in the Sherwood Cemetery, not far from their former business place.

Military Records, Chicago, Illinois, United States

Merle A Pederson
Name (Original): PEDERSON MERLE A
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 20 Jun 1941
Race: White
Citizenship Status: citizen
Birth Year: 1913
Birthplace: ILLINOIS
Education Level: 3 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Architect
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Military Rank: Private
Army Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Army Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Serial Number: 36038712

Social Security Death Index

Merle Pederson
Birth Date: 2 June 1913
Social Security Number: 345-14-8034
State: Illinois
Last Place of Residence: Clark, Wisconsin
Previous Residence Postal Code: 54436
Event Date: 17 May 1999
Age: 86

1920 Federal Census, Dorr, McHenry, Illinois, United States, District: 123, Family 130, Line 15

Lula Peterson, white married female
Gender: Female
Age: 32
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Can Read: and Write
Father's Birthplace: Illinois
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois

Household Members
Head Peter Peterson M 38 (1882)

Illinois
Wife Lula Peterson F 32 (1888) Illinois
Son Merle Peterson M 6 (1913) Illinois
Daughter Letah Peterson F 4 (1916) Illinois