Beth E. Pederson, 59, of Claremont died December 18, 2011 at her daughter’s home in Claremont.

She was born in Lebanon, NH on August 11, 1952 the daughter of Ingvar J. and Anita M. (Blake) Haugsrud.

Beth had graduated from Lebanon High School in 1970.

In her lifetime she had previously worked in the white room at Splitball Bearing in Lebanon and was a clerk at Dean Hill Annex Grocery and Food Stop both in Claremont.

The family includes her husband, Richard Pederson of Claremont whom she married in August 2, 1986; one daughter Kelly Chesley of Claremont; one sister, Faith Sederquist of Gloucester, MA.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, December 22, 2011 at two o’clock in the afternoon with Rev. Paula Parker in the Stringer Funeral Home, 146 Broad Street, Claremont, NH.

Visiting hours will be held one hour prior to the services.

Interment will follow in Union Cemetery.

A reception will follow at the Union Church Hall in Claremont.

The family suggests that donations may be made in her memory to the American Diabetes Association, PO Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312.