Verna Hederman
May 13, 1946-Nov. 2, 2021
Verna Irene Hederman,
75, of Hobe Sound, Flori-
da, passed away Tuesday
afternoon, November 2,
2021, at the Hay-Medeira
Hospice House in Stuart,
Florida.
She was born May 13,
1946, in Rugby, North
Dakota, the daughter of
the late Alf and Astrid
(Odden) Tagestad. She
grew up on the family
ranch which gave her a
great love of nature.
Mrs. Hederman was a
graduate of the Trinity
School of Nursing, Minot,
ND, receiving her degree
in nursing. She was also
life long member of the
Beta Sigma Phi sorority.
While living in Hobe
Sound, Verna attended St
Luke’s Epsicopal Church
in Port Salerno, Florida.
She is survived by her
husband of 50 years, Paul
Hederman of Hobe
Sound; a brother, Daryl
Tagestad of Hazen, ND;
several nieces and
nephews. She was prede-
ceased by brothers, Loren,
Arden, her twin Verlan
and a sister, Karen Tages-
tad.
A Celebration of Life
was held at the Aycock
Funeral Home in Stuart,
Florida on November
12th.
In lieu of flowers, dona-
tions may be made to the
Florida Oceanographic
Society, 890 NE Ocean
Blvd., Stuart, FL 34996 or
visit floridaocean.org.
A memorial service will
be held at Zion Lutheran
Church in Towner on
December 4, 2021 at 11:00
A.M. Interment will take
place in Union Cemetery
in Towner in the spring of
2022.
Niewoehner Funeral
Home – Rugby – 776-6222
www.niewoehnerfh.com