Obituary-Neligh News and Leader-August 30, 1979

ALMA VICTORIA PERSSON NELSON

Funeral services for Alma NELSON of Oakdale were held Thursday, August 23 at 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Oakdale. The Rev. Richard V odgers officiated at the services with burial in the Oakdale Cemetery. Pallbearers were Ivan KINNAN, Ralph KINNAN, Floyd KINNAN, Orville SHERMAN, Irvin WAGNER, and Bob L AUGHE. Alma Victoria PERSSON NELSON was born May 21, 1894 to Per and Ingrid PERSSON in Skane, Sweden and died Monday, August 20, 1979 at the West Holt Hospital in Atkinson at the age of 85 years and 3 months. She received her education in Sweden and in 1909 came to the United States to Columbus, Nebraska and lived near her sister. On March 7, 1927, she was married to John NELSON and they lived on a farm in the Star community. She was a member of the United Brethren Church there until the Church closed. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs Don (Belma) BEACH of Atkinson and Beverly VAUGHN of Burney, California, one daughter-in-law, Blanche NELSON to Tacoma, Washington, three step-sons, Fred of Elgin, Herb of Newman Grove, and Rollin of New York, two sisters, Ellen KUENZLI of Columbus and Betty BUTTS of Oregon, Missouri, a twin brother, Ernest of Billings, Montana, and several grandchildren, great grandchildren, great great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one son, three brothers and one sister.

Tilden Citizen, March 15, 1928, page 8, column 4-6

Mrs Anna NELSON

"After a brief funeral service in Norfolk conducted by Rev. Earl E. Bowen & Rev. Adams the body of Mrs. Anna M. NELSON was brought to Tilden Thursday afternoon. Services were held in the M. E. church in charge of Rev. G. H. Johnson of Carroll, Nebr., a former Tilden pastor, who paid a fitting tribute to the life and character of the departed. A special choir sang appropriate selections, which had been favorite hymns of Mrs. Nelson. The pallbearers were Henry Nelson, Vic Nelson, Ben Nelson, L. C. Petersen, Len Nelson and Leland Nelson. Burial was made in the family lot in the Odd Fellows cemetery. The church was filled with sorrowing friends and relatives, despite the condition of the roads and the lateness of the funeral." The obituary below was prepared by Mrs. Nelson several years ago & is given exactly as she wrote it: " Mrs. Anna Margaret Nelson, whose maiden name was Anna Margaret Anderson, was born in Denmark, March 4, 1851. She, with her parents, left Denmark in 1863 and arrived in New York in June of the same year. From there they went to Florence, Neb., by steamboat the last of June. They camped along the Missouri river for two weeks, then

started by emigrant train for Salt Lake City, but settled in Ephram, Utah, where they lived for three years. Then, with her parents, she returned to Fremont by ox team in 1866. In Fremont, she met John Nelson and was married May 25, 1867. To them were born thirteen children, eight boys and five girls, two of whom died in infancy. 1869 found them on a homestead in Saunders Co. and it was there she was converted at a revival meeting and joined the Methodist church in 1877. In 1879 they were on a claim in Holt county and in 1882 on a farm in Antelope county, their home being there until the fall of 1906 when they moved to Tilden. Her husband died May 26, 1908, leaving a widow and eleven children, seven sons and four daughters, all of whom survive their mother. Tilden was her home until the spring of 1920, when she moved to Norfolk and made her home with her daughter, Mrs. L. C. Petersen."

Burial Tilden (family plot Odd Fellows Cemetery, I. O. O. F. Cemetery)

Obituary - The Oakdale Sentinel-March 19, 1942

ELIZA JANE ACTION NELSON

Funeral services for Mrs. L. W. Nelson were held at the Methodist church Wednesday afternoon conducted by Elder A. E. HAGEN of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Burial was made in the Oakdale cemetery. Eliza Jane ACTION was born in Pottawattamie county, Iowa, on June 23, 1881, and passed away at her home near Oakdale, Nebraska, March 7, 1942, at the age of sixty years, eight months and twelve days. She was one of a family of seven children. Her father, mother, two brothers and one sister preceded her in death. She was united in marriage to Lewis W. NELSON April 3, 1901, at Honey Creek, Iowa. To this union was born one daughter, now Mrs. Lulu PEDERSON of Meadow Grove, Nebraska. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson spent the first years of their married life in their home state of Iowa near Honey Creek. In 1908 they moved to Nebraska near Newman Grove. In 1917 they moved to their present home in which she took a great interest. She was a devoted wife and a loving mother, looking after the welfare of her husband and daughter until the very last. Her health began to fail several years ago.

She leaves to mourn her departure her husband and daughter; one brother, G. M. ACTION of Lyons, Nebraska; two sisters, Mrs. James SANDERSON of Brunswick and Mrs. SLAHTIEL DORF of Lincoln; several nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends.

Out of town relatives here for the funeral were; Mrs. Roy BOOTH of Portland, Or., Mrs. J. H. BOOTH of Fremont, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar DANIELS and Mrs. Bob MATAKA of Omaha, Mr. and Mrs. Ruben CROSIER of Fullerton and William CROSIER Jr. of Newman Grove.

Obituary-The Neligh News-October 25, 1962

FREDRICK LEE NELSON

Fred L. NELSON, 77, long time resident of the Oakdale community died from a heart condition at 4:39 p.m., Tuesday, October 23, 1962 at his farm home. Mr NELSON was born April 4, 1885 at Honey Creek, Iowa. He was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. He is survived by his wife, Inez, one son, Donald, four grandchildren, all of Oakdale, two sisters, Sylvia PORTER of Anaheim, California and Emma NELSON of Lincoln. A son, Lyle, preceded him in death. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, October 26 at the Neligh Seventh Day Adventist Church with burial in the Oakdale Cemetery.

Tilden Citizen, March 8, 1928 page 1, column 1-2

Mrs. John NELSON

"The death angel called and the spirit of Grandma Nelson took its flight into that eternal realm from which no traveler returns. For several days loved ones had been near awaiting the inevitable end. For more than 17 months Mrs. Nelson had been confined to her bed at the home of her daughter, Mrs. L. C. Petersen, at Norfolk. She fell asleep at 6 o'clock Tuesday evening with all of her children at her bedside. Mrs Nelson came with her husband to Holt County, NE, 55 years ago and ten years later took a homestead two miles north and one west of Tilden. She is survived by seven sons & four daughters and at the time of her passing was 77 years of age. A short service will be held at the Petersen home in Norfolk at 1:30 this afternoon, conducted by Rev. Bowen, after which the body will be brought to the Methodist church in Tilden, where Rev. G. H. Johnson of Carroll, NE, a former pastor, will preach the funeral sermon. The service here will start at 3 p. m Interment will be made in the family lot in the I. O. O. F. Cemetery"

Obituary - The Oakdale Sentinel December 16, 1937

Ida L. NELSON

Ida Louisa ANDERSON was born in Oscarhaam, Sweden, March 22, 1850, and died at Neligh, Nebraska, December 7, 1937, at the age of eighty-seven years, eight months and sixteen days.

At the age of twelve she came to America with her parents and lived at Galesburg, Illinois, where, in 1867, she married Swane NELSON. In 1869 they moved to Omaha, Nebraska, where they resided for six years, then moved to Madison county in 1875, settling on a timber claim northwest of Meadow Grove. Here they lived for ten years, when they moved to Oakdale, which was their home for nearly twenty-five years. Mr. Nelson passed away in 1911 and since that time she has made her home with her children. She was always a loving mother and an earnest Christian. Reared in the Lutheran faith, she later joined the Seventh Day Adventist church, of which she was a faithful member until the time of her death. She leaves to mourn her departure eight children, Minnie NELSON wife of Andrew Hopkins of Neligh, Harry NELSON and Amanda NELSON-MASKE of Detroit, MI., Norman NELSON of Hugo, Co., Eva NELSON-BAKER and Archie NELSON of Tilden, Roy NELSON of Kennard, and Irene NELSON-JENKINS of Blair; also brother Andrew ANDERSON of Tacoma, WA.; thirty grandchildren, thirty-eight great grandchildren, ten great great grandchildren and a host of friends. One son Charles, and two infant daughters, besides her husband, preceded her in death. Her beautiful life will long be remembered by all who knew her. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church Friday afternoon, conducted by Elder E. W. Wolfe of Omaha, assisted by Elder Elmer Resig of Lincoln and Rev. E. L. Peterson. Burial was made in the family lot on the Oakdale cemetery

Obituary-Neligh News and Leader-April 7, 1976

JO ELLEN NELSON

Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 6 at the Trinity Lutheran Church at Elgin with the Rev. Marion VON RENTZELL officiating. Burial was in the Oakdale Cemetery. Pallbearers were Craig MEIS, Bill ANDERSON, Steve SCHOLL, Duane HUTCHINSON and Marty LEGATE. Jo Ellen NELSON was born March 26, 1959 at Norfolk and died at the age of 17 years and 7 days, April 3, 1976. She grew up on a farm of her parents south of Oakdale in the Star community and she attended rural school District 36. At the time of her death she was a junior at Elgin High School. She was confirmed in the Lutheran faith on May 6, 1973 and was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church at Elgin. survivors include her parents, two brothers, Randy and Ronnie, both at home, one sister, Karen, at home, grandparents, Mr and Mrs Fred W NELSON of Tilden and Mrs Mary MELLICK of Norfolk, and two great grandmothers, Mrs Alma NELSON of Oakdale and Mrs Reka MEYER of Omaha.

Oakdale Sentinel, June 5, 1908, page 8 Column 3-4

John NELSON

" John NELSON was born in the capital of Denmark, February 14th, 1844, thus spanning a life of 67 years, 3 months and 13 days. In the autumn of 1861, just as he was approaching his majority, he left his Old Country home for what Fortune could and would furnish him. First in New York City he worked, the following Spring at Davenport, Iowa; then with an ox team he crossed the plains and spent three years in Colorado, Montana and other parts of the mining west. In 1865 he followed the Yellowstone and Missouri rivers to Omaha. Here he landed and spent several months. In 1867 he settled in Fremont, where he met Miss Margaret Anderson whom he married on May 25, 1867, forty-one years ago, 1869 found him on a homestead in Saunders county, 1879 on a claim in Holt county, 1882 on a farm in Antelope county, their continuous home from that time until moving to town a few months ago. Of this marriage were thirteen children, eight sons and five daughters, all living except two, a son & a daughter who died in infancy. With these are seventeen grandchildren to crown the fireside of this home. It was during a quarterly meeting held in Saunders county, in June 1877, that our brother united with the Methodist Episcopal church; he died with his name subscribed on its roll, an honored member. John Nelson was a pioneer citizen held in the universal respect and friendship with those longest known, and in high esteem by others. Fullness of hospitality was a prominent trait of his life, and as a citizen, friend and relative he did his part with excellence. For two years failing health had been claiming him for decline and finally death. Several spells had prostrated him during the winter, but he rallied and seemed to improve. Plans had been made to observe the anniversary of that wedding day, with the eleven children and seventeen grandchildren at home. They were at home, but not to gather around the family board, but about the dying bed of the father;for asthmatic heart failure came and changed the reunion into a sad hour, Mr. Nelson dying at 4 o'clock on Tuesday morning, May 26, 1908, suddenly, painlessly; at peace with God and man-and what more could we ask for him or ourselves?"--Tilden Citizen

Burial Tilden (family plot I. O. O. F. Cemetery)

Funeral services for John NELSON will be held Thursday, May 27 at 2 p.m. at the Methodist Church in Oakdale. The Rev. Connie J BUEHLER of Elgin will conduct the service and burial will be in the Oakdale Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers are Fred D LINNAUS, Harvey MOCK, Floyd KINNAN, Everett TAYLOR, Orville MILLER, and Frank JENSEN. Mr and Mrs Alvin SCHWARTING will furnish selections, accompanied by EARL Henry MCNARE. John NELSON was born July 25, 1880 in Skone, Sweden to Nils Peter and Charsty JENSEN. After spending eight months at Manor Hall at Tilden, he died at the Tilden Community Hospital on Sunday, May 23, 1971 at the ago of 90 years and ten months. Mr NELSON was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith in Sweden. He came to the United States in 1900 at the age of 19, settling in the Oakdale community. On December 10, 1903 he was married to Zelma Emelia CARLSON. To this union five children were born. On March 7, 1927 he was married to Alma WEISENHUNT of Gillette, Wyoming and one child was born. His entire life was devoted to farming and cattle feeding. He was member of the Star UB Church for 35 years. Survivors include his wife, Alma, three sons, Fred of Oakdale, Herb of Newman Grove and Ed of Averill Park, New York, one daughter, Belva BEACH of Atkinson, two step children, Beverly VAUGHN of Burney, California, and James NELSEN of Tacoma, Washington; 16 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, his first wife and two daughters.

Obituary-The Oakdale Sentinel- June 19, 1952

Lewis William NELSON

Lewis W Nelson died Thursday at the Tilden hospital where he had been a patient the past 8 weeks. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at the Methodist Church by Elder J. J. Olson, Seventh Day Adventist Church, of Norfolk. Burial was made in the Oakdale Cemetery. Lewis William Nelson, the eldest son of Mr and Mrs Lars Peter Nelson, was born March 18, 1877 at Honey Creek, IA and passed away June 12, 1952 at the Tilden hospital at the age of seventy-five years, two months and twenty four days. He was married to Miss Eliza Jane Acton on April 3, 1901 at Honey Creek, IA. To this union was born one daughter. In 1908 they moved to Nebraska near Newman Grove, later to a farm near Oakdale. After the death of his wife in 1942, Mr Nelson moved to Oakdale which had since been his home. He was preceded in death by his wife, his father, mother and two brothers. He is survived by his daughter, Mrs Lulu Petersen of Meadow Grove, three brothers, Nels of Crescent, IA, Fred and Clarence of Oakdale, three sisters, Mrs Anna Acton of Lyons, Miss Emma Nelson of Lincoln and Mrs Sylvia Porter of Anaheim, CA.

LYLE FREDRICK NELSON

Abridged: Lyle Fredrick NELSON was born June 15, 1918 at the family home on the farm south of Oakdale, Nebraska and died December 8, 1928 at the Tilden Hospital being 10 years, 5 months and 22 days old. Lyle was the oldest son of Fred and Inez NELSON and true to his position he had become a very helpful and trusty boy. Just previous to his being stricken, he had carefully waited on his mother who was suffering with a cold. He was sick only a few hours and although all was done for him that skilled hands could do he passed away. We cannot explain but must leave to god the things we cannot understand. Besides his parents, he leaves to mourn their loss one little brother, Donald, his grandmother HOFFMAN, five uncles, five aunts, and fourteen cousins. The funeral services were held in the Methodist Church and he was laid to rest in the Oakdale Cemetery.

Obituary-The Oakdale Sentinel-June 15, 1936

MABEL ALICE NELSON

Mabel Alice NELSON was born near Elgin, Nebraska, November 12, 1912 and died June 16, 1936, at the age of twenty-four years, six months and twenty one days. She moved with her parents to a farm near Clearwater, Nebraska, where she lived until five years of age when she moved with her parents to a farm near Oakdale, Nebraska, where she lived until her death. Her mother preceded her in death on March 31, 1926. She became critically ill Tuesday evening, June 16, passing away in a short time. Although her health had not been the best for some time past, her sudden death was a shock to her relatives and friends. Mabel received her education in the Antelope country schools and the Elgin High School. She was a member of the United Brethren Church of the Star neighborhood. She leaves to mourn her departure, besides her immediate family, a large circle of relatives and friends. Funeral services were held from the home of her father, John NELSON, to the Star U. B. Church on Thursday afternoon, being in charge of the pastor, Rev. V. F. MANN. Burial was at Oakdale, beside the body of her mother.

Abridged Obituary - The Oakdale Sentinel, Thursday, December 15, 1949

Margaret Rose (CHRISTIANSEN) NELSON

Margaret Rose Christiansen, daughter of Peter and Charlet Christiansen, was born at Lorenz, Iowa, on November 3, 1908. In the spring of 1910 the family became Nebraskans and settled a few miles south of Tilden. In 1919 the family moved to the Star community south of Oakdale. The family background was Lutheran. It was natural for the family to find as their church home the Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tilden, now Evangelical and Reformed. Margaret was baptized in this church as a child. As the family moved to the Star community they had fellowship and worship with the Star church. On September 15, 1927, she was united in marriage to Herbert Nelson of the Star community at Burke, South Dakota. Following the marriage, her life centered about the home and her husband and the five children born to them. In spite of ill health for years, she did not shirk her tasks as wife, as mother and as homemaker. She departed for the other lane while a patient in the Norfolk Lutheran hospital at 2 a.m. December 7, 1949, following an operation. Her mother and a brother preceded her in death.

She is survived by her husband; five children, Mrs. Dick Thayer of Albion, Doris Nelson, Ronald Nelson, Donald Nelson and Janice Nelson at home; one granddaughter, Karen Thayer; her father and stepmother of Tilden; a sister, Mrs. Robert Uecker of Tilden; a brother, Clarence Christiansen, of Arcata, Ca., a stepsister, Mrs. Vern RUSSELL of Albion; a step-brother, Frank Rumery, of Superior; many other relatives and many, many friends. Rev. Albert Murdoch, pastor of the Star Evangelical United Brethren church, conducted funeral services at the Oakdale Methodist church Sunday afternoon. Internment was made in the Oakdale Cemetery. Among those from out of town who attended the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Albert Nelson and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Nelson of Carroll, Willard Walfgram and Ted Walfgram of Madison, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lewis and Merle of Meadow Grove, Mr. and Mrs. Vern Russell and family, Mrs. Julia Thayer and Bill, and John Smith of Albion, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Sumery of Superior, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Thornberg of Petersburg and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Carlson of Neligh.

Obituary-The Oakdale Sentinel-April 9, 1926

SELMA EMELIA CARLSON NELSON

Abridged: Selma Emelia CARLSON was born in Neligh, Nebraska July 7, 1884 and died March 31, 1926 at the age of 41 years, 8 months and 24 days. She moved with her parents to Clay Ridge where she lived until 13 years of age when her mother died and she went to live with her sister, Mrs Charles CARLSON of Cedar Creek. She was united in marriage to John NELSON, December 30, 1903. Her married life was spent on Cedar Creek with the exception of 5 years they lived near Clearwater. She united with the M. E. Church of Cedar Creek at the age of 14 years. She was a kind and loving mother filled with sacrifice and devotion for her family. Of her it can truly be said, "She lived for those who loved her." She leaves her husband, 3 sons and 2 daughters, Fred, Helen, Herbert, Mabel and Rolland, beside one brother Carl CARLSON of Elgin, and one sister, Mrs John HEDLIND of Durham, CA. Funeral services were held at the M. E. Church in Oakdale Sunday, April 4, and interment was made in the Oakdale Cemetery.

SWAN NELSON

Abridged: Swan NELSON died Saturday, August 5, 1911, at the home of his son, Roy. Mr NELSON was born at Charles Crown, Sweden, September 13, 1836. In 1862 he came to America, locating in Illinois. In 1867 he married Ida ANDERSON. In 1869 he moved to Omaha and then in 1874 to the Tilden-Oakdale area. He was the father of eleven children, nine who survive; Mrs Andrew HOPKINS of Clearwater, Charles, Harry and Amanda of Detroit, Michigan, Norman of Elgin, Eva, Archie, Roy and Irene of Oakdale. Funeral services were held Sunday, conducted by Elder L. B. PORTER of the Seventh Day Adventist Church and interment was in the Oakdale Cemetery.