Cards may be sent to them at 303 Fifth St. S., Humboldt, IA 50548.
Their family includes Pam and Ed Uhlenkamp, of Fort Dodge; Deb and Scott Meline, of Mason Ohio; and Dennis Pedersen, of Emmetsburg. They have five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Darwin Pedersen and Evelyn Straw were married on Feb. 26, 1956, in the Trinity Lutheran Church in Humboldt. They began life together farming near Humboldt and later west of Mallard. In 1969, they moved to Webster City where he worked for Cargill, followed by Van Diest Supply. She continued her career as a telephone operator which she had started directly out of high school. In 1982, they moved to Minnesota, living in Rochester and West Concord. She continued with US West and He worked for the Concord Coop. They retired in August 1997 and returned to their hometown of Humboldt.