Joseph A. Pederson, age 47, of Ripon passed away on Friday, February 4, 2011. Joe was born on January 24, 1964, in Laona, Wisconsin to Jerald and Marguerite (Moore) Pederson. He was the warehouse manager at Wisconsin Spice in Berlin. He loved dogs, hunting, fishing and anything outdoors.

Joe is survived and will be missed by his parents, Marguerite & Bob Mulvey of Butte des Morts and Jerald & Jane Pederson of Stratford; his children, Jacob Pederson of La Crosse and Megan Pederson of Winneconne; his sisters, Mary Pederson (Jeff Gilbert) of Butte des Morts, Kelley Koehler of Santa Fe, NM, and Jody Koehler of Austin, TX; his fiancée, Lori Endeward of Ripon and her daughter, Kyla Rose Ott; nieces and nephews, Joe Nagler, Jessica Nagler (Travis Novotny), Jeremy (Brittany) Nagler and Justin Pederson and great nieces and nephew, Mikayla and Ty. He was preceded in death by his uncle, Richard Moore, and Marie Pederson.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at the funeral home from 4:00 P.M. until the time of the Memorial Service at 5:30 P.M. A memorial is being established.