Barbara A. Pedersen

Barbara Pedersen, 86, of Greenwood, SC went to be with the Lord on January 6th while her family was by her side. She was born in Bath, Maine, the daughter of John and Eleanor Arsenault. She will be missed greatly by her beloved husband of 65 years, Karl, and their large extended family.

She leaves behind 4 children, Katherine Hawkes and her spouse, Paul, of Greenwood, SC; Karl Jr. and his partner, Prescilla Muise Malcom of Pittston, Maine; John and his spouse, Bonnie, of Whitefield, Maine; and Ronald of Whitefield, Maine. She had 8 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-granddaughter.

She is survived by 3 sisters and one brother: Anita Larochelle of Tucson, AZ; Irene Arsenault of Westbrook, ME; Pauline Leach and her spouse Brad, of Gorham, ME; and Richard Arsenault and his spouse, Margret, of Cary, NC.

Barbara loves the water and spent many years on Forest Lake in Gray, Maine. She enjoyed swimming and boating and spent so much time with her husband cruising Casco Bay on their beloved ‘Fan-Sea’. She was a strong swimmer and logged over 500 miles in the pool at the YMCA in Greenwood in both 2018 and 2019.

She was formerly employed by the Osteopathic Hospital in Portland, ME as the Cafeteria Manager for many years.