Timothy Brice Pedersen, 45 of Mankato, died unexpectedly on June 21, 2016 at his home near Mapleton.
Graveside service will be held at a future time at Vernon Center Cemetery. Mankato Mortuary is assisting the family with arrangements.
Tim was born June 25, 1970 in Lakefield, MN to Patricia (Dorschner) Kusler and Gerald “Jerry” Pedersen. He enlisted in the U.S. Army National Guard on June 7, 1988 and was honorably discharged September 30, 1988.
Survivors include his daughter, Nicole Pedersen of Rochester; son, Patrick (Laura) Miller of Rochester; father, Jerry Pedersen of Las Vegas, NV; step-father, John Kusler of Vernon Center; brother, Scott (Stephanie) Pedersen of Buckeye, AZ; step-daughter, Brooke Manthe of Mankato; and fiance, Susan Manthe of Minnesota Lake.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Patricia; grandparents, Wayne and Jean Dorschner and William and Ione Pedersen and uncles, Thomas Dorscher and Dennis Pedersen.