Candice Pearson
June 6, 1950-Jan. 3, 2017
Candice LaVonne
Skarsgard Pearson, 66, a
resident of Albuquerque
since 1970, died Tuesday,
January 3, 2017.
She is survived by her
loving husband of 34
years, Roger Pearson of
Albuquerque. Sisters:
Tami (Brad) Haugen of
Garrison, their children
Ryan (Amanda), Tabitha
(Mike) Wilber, all Minot,
Tyler of Ryder. Bette
(Joel) Wold, their children
Dustin, all of Plaza, Shena
of Stanley. Brothers: Skip
(Patey), their children
Monte (Adrie), Josh
(Ruth), Jason (Kasey), all
of Albuquerque, Adam
(Sonita) of CA. Bob (MJ)
of Albuquerque, their
children Erik (Amanda) of
Las Cruses, Steven (Mary
Beth) of CO. Dan (Debra)
of Detroit Lakes, their
children Heather (Jeff)
Christiansen of CO, Holly
(Ryan) Erickson of Fargo,
Brock (Pegah) of KS.
Rocky of Bismarck, his
children Aaron (Ashley)
of Stanley, Alex (McKen-
zie) of Minot, Weston
(Lauren) of Fargo, Sabrina
of Fargo, along with many
grand nieces and neph-
ews.
Candice was preceded
in death by her parents,
Lillian and Arnold, and
her brother, Dale Skars-
gard.
Candy was born on
June 6, 1950, in Minot,
ND. She was raised in a
small farming community,
Makoti, where her love for
horses, baton twirling,
academic excellence and
especially for family and
friends flourished. Often
she would lead local
parades atop her beloved
horse, Chevelle. She at-
tended the University of
North Dakota and gra-
duated from the Universi-ty of New Mexico in 1972.
She was a revered educa-
tor in the Albuquerque
Public Schools for 25 1/2
years. Upon retirement,
she was employed at Gar-
denSwartz Team Sales.
Candy was witty, fun, au-
thentic – to quote a loving
cousin- and a joy to all
who were blessed to have
known her.
A Celebration of her
Life will be held on Mon-
day, January 23, 2017, at
10:00 a.m. at FRENCH
Funerals in Albuquerque,
NM with a reception fol-
lowing. Interment will fol-
low the reception at Sun-
set Memorial Park
Cemetery. In lieu of
flowers, memorial contri-
butions may be made to
Animal Humane of New
Mexico at 615 Virginia St.
SE, Albuquerque, NM
87108 or animalhumane
nm.org or Susan G. Ko-
men, ww5.komen.org.
Please visit our online
guestbook for Candy at
www.French
Funerals.com.
FRENCH Funerals
Albuquerque, New
Mexico
(505) 823-9400