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Wesley Pearson
Born: June 27, 1922            Rural Ceresco, Nebraska Died: November 2, 2008     Lincoln, Nebraska      Services Wednesday, November 5, 2008 10:00 AM Ceresco Covenant Church, Ceresco, Nebraska Interment at Sunrise Cemetery, Wahoo, Nebraska Visitation: Tuesday, November 4, 2008 5:00-8:00 PM at Svoboda Funeral Home Memorials: Ceresco Covenant Church
Wesley was born to Alfred and Selma (Thompson) Pearson.  He attended district school #59 while the family lived northeast of Ceresco and then district #48 after his family moved to a farm east of Swedeburg. He then went to Swedeburg High School from 1936 to 1937 before graduating from Ceresco High School in 1939. In July of 1964 he married Anne Hodgkins of Louisiana in Lincoln, NE.  Shortly after they were married Wes and Anne bought back the farm northeast of Ceresco where he was born.  Farming was a big part of Wes's life and he continued helping his boys farm in Saunders County for many years after he retired. Wes also loved his family and was a devoted husband. Day after day you would find him taking a Diet Coke to Anne in the nursing home and drinking a Dr. Pepper as they visited. He enjoyed having coffee with his friends at Samuelson's Bake Shop in Ceresco.  He was confirmed at Swedeburg Covenant Church and later, after the birth of his sons, joined the Evangelical Covenant Church of Ceresco where he was a long time member. He and Anne spent many years on the farm northeast of Ceresco before moving to Lincoln and then finally to Wahoo where he was currently living. Preceded in death by parents, an infant sister and 3 brothers, Ralph, Lloyd and Glenn Pearson.   Survived by wife of 44 yrs Anne, Wahoo, NE, Sons and daughters in law, David and Vickie Pearson of Wahoo, NE and Paul and Joni Pearson of Ceresco, NE, 3 grandchildren and 2 step grandchildren, many other friends and relatives.