Bertha Kirstine Sullivan

October 30, 1929 - October 29, 2013

Bertha Kirstine Sullivan (née Pedersen) of Toledo passed away October 29, 2013 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg surrounded by her loving stepdaughters. Born October 30, 1929 in Denmark to parents Andreas & Kirstine Pedersen (née Frederiksen). Bertha arrived to the United States on May 22, 1956. Bertha was preceded in death by husband Bill M. Sullivan, stepdaughter Kim Folck, uncle Svend Petersen, her parents and 2 siblings. Bertha is survived by her stepdaughters Joanne (Garry) Manno, Debra (Mike) Gilliam, Billie (Steve) Dyal, Cindy (Ken) Hamman, special daughter Sherry (Gary) Stebbins, siblings Gunner and Kaj in Canada, siblings Inger, Tove, Reimer, Benny, Lau, Grethe and Karen in Denmark, aunt Lee Petersen of Toledo, cousin Jack Petersen of Toledo, cousin Harry Petersen of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 13 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren and numerous family members throughout Denmark & Canada. Bertha was a faithful employee of Champion Spark Plug in Toledo for 28 years until she retired in June of 1991. She was a member of the Champion Quarter Century and Retiree Club, in which she served multiple terms as President. She loved to entertain, offering an abundance of her delicious Danish cooking to all fortunate enough to sit at her table. She regularly hosted card games with her girlfriends and loved spending time with her family and many friends. Friends are invited to visit from 11 AM - 1 PM on Saturday, November 2, 2013 at Ansberg-West Funeral Home 3000 W. Sylvania Avenue, where a memorial service will commence at 1:00pm. Donations can be made to Hospice of Northwest Ohio.