Pearl Violetta Thunstedt

Funeral services for Pearl Violetta Thunstedt, age 89, of Albert Lea will be held at  11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 17, 2011 at Calvary Baptist Church.  Pastor Roger Camerer and Pastor Mark Miller will officiate.  Interment will be at Alden Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 4-7:00 p.m. Friday, September 16th at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the church. 

Pearl died Monday, September 12, 2011 at Good Samaritan Center.

Pearl Violetta Thunstedt was born on September 18, 1921 to Enoch and Eveline (Carlson) Peterson in Alden.  She was a native of Alden and a member of the Alden Baptist Church as a young person.  Pearl graduated from Alden High School.  Pearl worked at Larson Grocery on the north side in Albert Lea during WWII.  She was a receptionist at Naeve Hospital and the Freeborn Funeral Home prior to her marriage.  On June 21, 1949 Pearl was united in marriage to Richard Thunstedt in Albert Lea.  They lived in California from 1949 to 1957 when they returned to Alden.  She was a member of Calvary Baptist church and taught Sunday school for many years.  Pearl also helped her husband as a lay youth leader.  Pearl was a devoted Christian and wrote many letters to missionaries around the world.  She enjoyed crocheting, sewing, cooking and baking.  Pearl will be dearly missed by those who loved her.

Survivors include her husband Richard; son David (Liz) Thunstedt; grandsons James (Deb) Thunstedt and Eric (Stephanie) Thunstedt; great-grandchildren Lauren, Taylor, Kayla, Lindsay, and Brynn; brother Roger (Charlotte) Peterson; sister-in-law, Ramona Peterson several nieces and nephews.

Pearl was preceded in death by her parents and brothers Howard and Richard.

Memorials are suggested to Calvary Baptist Church, Youth for Christ or the Gideon’s International.