Suzanne "Suzie" Huber Pederson April 4, 1931 - March 30, 2015 Suzanne "Suzie" Huber Pederson passed on Monday March 30, 2015 after a courageous 12 month battle with pancreatic cancer. Suzie is preceded in death by her husband of 53 years Dr. Bernhardt L. Pederson and her son Thomas William Pederson. Suzie was born in Louisville, KY on April 4, 1931 but was raised in Dayton, OH. She attended the University of Michigan and earned a BS degree in dental hygiene in 1953. While in Ann Arbor, Suzie met the love of her life Bernhardt "Ben" Pederson from Marquette, MI. Suzie and Ben were married on January 31, 1953. The early years of their marriage were spent in Ann Arbor while Ben attended Michigan's medical school; and Lexington, KY where Dr. Pederson was a member of the University of Kentucky medical school faculty. In 1967 Suzie and Ben moved to Bay City, MI where they resided for over 40 years. Together they raised their 4 children, established and ran a successful medical practice and actively contributed to the Bay City community. Suzie, in addition to being a loving mother and devoted wife, was very active in local politics, community fundraising and her church Trinity Episcopal. She served as President of the Bay City Public School Board; Board Member of the Bay Area YMCA; President of the Bay City Medical Auxiliary; Chairwomen of the Bay Medical Center Charity Ball; and President of the Bay City Rotary Club. Suzie was also a member of the Trinity Episcopal Vestry and served as a Eucharistic Minister and Lector. In addition to her local community involvement, Suzie was active in many state and national organizations. Suzie was a member of the Michigan State Association of Parliamentarians, the National Association of Parliamentarians, the American Medical Association Political Action Committee and International Society for the Advancement of Fertility and Gynecology. In 2008, two years after Ben's passing, Suzie moved to Plymouth, MI to be closer to family. She wasted little time and made many new friends and immediately became an active member of St John's Episcopal Church where she was a member of the Vestry, served as a Eucharistic Minister and Lector and was an active member of the Women's Bible Study Group. Over the last eight years Suzie enjoyed travelling the country to visit her children and grandchildren, as well as spending her summers with family and friends on Torch Lake. While cancer may have taken Suzie's life, it never took her passion and enthusiasm for life, her love for family and friends, her strong faith or our memories of Suzie. Suzie is survived by her daughter Elise Pederson Morrison (Gary); son Bernhardt LaFald "Chip" Pederson II (Katherine Ley); daughter Suzanne Pederson Kowalkoski (Steve); grandchildren Suzanne Marguerite Morrison, Elise Grace Morrison, Morgan Lillian Morrison, Bernhardt LaFald "Beau" Pederson III, Lauren Marie Pederson, Andrew McKnight Pederson, Bernhardt Pederson Kowalkoski and Thomas William Kowalkoski. A memorial service celebrating Suzie's life will be held at St. John's Episcopal Church in Plymouth, MI on Tuesday April 14, 2015 at 11:00am. A reception will follow the service at St John's. In lieu of flowers, the Pederson Family asks that donations be made in Suzie's name to The Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Association of America (DebRA). BLPI, SWPK and SAK.