The funeral service for Sadie Pearson, 32, of Marshall, Minn., will be at 11 a.m. on Monday, November 30, 2009, at St. Stephen Lutheran Church in Marshall. Visitation will be today, November 29, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. at Rehkamp-Horvath Home in Marshall, and Monday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at St. Stephen Lutheran Church.

Sadie Anne Warren was born on March 3, 1977, in Duluth, Minn., to Gary and Sarah (Pribyl) Warren. As a young child, she moved to Bottineau, N.D., where she grew up. She graduated with highest honors from Bishop Ryan High School in Minot, N.D., in 1995. She was a State Champion in gymnastics for years and later attended Texas Women's University, where she competed for the National Champion Pioneers. She then returned to Bottineau, where she attended MSU-Bottineau. Sadie received a Doctorate of Pharmacy at North Dakota State University.

On July 8, 2000, she was united in marriage to Kori Pearson. The couple moved to Marshall, Minn., in 2003. Sadie worked as a pharmacist at Thrifty White Drug for a year and then moved to Shopko, where she had worked until the time of her death. Sadie was most passionate about her family: her husband, Kori, and sons Xander (age 7) and Kroix (7 months). She also enjoyed shopping, running, and hanging out with special friends.

She died unexpectedly on Thursday, November 26, 2009, at Avera-McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D., from meningitis complicated by her lupus.

She is survived by: her husband and sons of Marshall; parents, Gary Warren of Crookston, Minn., and Sarah Warren of Minot, N.D.; parents-in-law, Bob and Betty Pearson of Neepawa, Manitoba; brother. Joe, his wife Kelly, and daughter Addison (age 5) of Seattle, Wash., sister, Kelly and her son Bennet (age 3) of Minot; brother, Tim and his son Kade (4) of Minot; sister-in-law, Carrie and her husband Dean Pardoski of Swan River, Manitoba; maternal grandmother, Mildred Pribyl of Grand Rapids, Minn.; paternal grandmother, Mildred Warren of Munger, Minn.; grandmother-in-law, Doreen Pearson of Neepawa, Manitoba; and other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather Frank Pribyl; paternal grandfather Alfred Warren; Uncle Jim Pribyl; and brother-in-law David Pearson.

Many give thanks for sharing the life of Sadie. Beyond her days as a loving daughter, sister, wife, and mother, she was a loyal friend, generous to all with wisdom through caring, always upbeat and creative. She found no challenge too large, no problem too complicated, no person she could not call a friend. At this time of Thanksgiving, we say goodbye to this beloved guardian of life.

Memorials: The Sadie Pearson Memorial Fund has been established for Xander and Kroix. Donations would be appreciated in lieu of flowers to: Sadie Pearson Memorial Fund, Wells Fargo, 400 West Main St., Marshall, MN 56258.