Jerri Joan Pedersen, 73, of Pullman, passed away at her home on Friday, May 30, 2014. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 7, at St. James' Episcopal Church in Pullman with the Rev. Mary Beth Rivetti, rector of St. James' Episcopal Church, officiating. A reception will follow in the church's parish hall.
Jerri was born on Feb. 28, 1941, in Bremerton, Wash., to Harold and Ruth (Brown) Pedersen. She grew up in Riverside, Calif., graduating from Riverside Technical High School. She was a California Scholarship Federation honoree. She obtained her B.S. in nursing from Long Beach State College in 1965 and her Master of Public Health from San Jose State University in 1975. Jerri worked in a variety of health care related positions including public school nurse, nurse case manager and as a branch manager for several rehabilitation companies.
Jerri met Dianne Lowe and the couple married in San Francisco, Calif., on May 29, 1993. They were fortunate to become legally married in California in 2008 and in Washington in 2012. Jerri and Dianne moved to Pullman in 2005 and have resided here since that time.
Jerri was an avid watercolor artist, a master of needlepoint and embroidery and was awarded the "Woman of Distinction in the Arts" award by Riverside Community College in 1962. She loved her cats and was very active in St. James' Episcopal Church. Most of all, she was a loving, merciful and compassionate woman who will be terribly missed by all who knew her. She would also go nowhere without having her hair coiffed, her nails most recently painted in "limbo bimbo" color and her earrings in.
Jerri is survived by her wife of 21 years, Dianne Lowe; sons, Gregory (Grace Martinez) Woods and Matthew (Arlette) Woods; sister Suzanne (Thomas) Haygood; stepson John (Janice) Lowe; two grandchildren, two nieces and all of her extended family at St. James' Episcopal Church. She was preceded in death by her parents.
The family suggests memorial contributions in Jerri's honor to St. James' Episcopal Church - Almoner's Fund or to the WSU Veterinary Medicine Foundation.
Kimball Funeral Home and Crematory of Pullman has been entrusted with funeral arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.kimballfh.com
