Nels Berthel Nelson (1864-1937)

NELSEN, NELSON, JEPSEN, ANDERSEN, CRISMAN, JENSEN

Posted By: Ken Akers (email)
Date: 4/11/2013 at 22:03:29

Audubon County Journal (IA)
Thursday, Feb. 25,, 1937, page 1

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Aged Brayton
Farmer Died In
Storm Saturday

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Heart Attack Is Fatal To
Nels B. Nelsen; Funeral
Service Held Tuesday

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Nels B. Nelsen, 73 year old
Brayton farmer, was found dead
three and one-half miles southeast
of Brayton during the snowstorm
Saturday evening. Death was at-
tributed to a heart attack caused
by excessive exertion in wading
through deep snowdrifts.

Mr. Nelsen, accompanied by a
son, Harold H. Nelsen, left At-
lantic about 5:30 p. m. for their
farm home southeast of Brayton.
Their car stalled in a snowdrift
about a mile from the Nelsen
farm. The son walked to the Nel-
sen home while the father decided
to visit at the Lawrence Jepsen
place a short time before continu-
ing on to his home.

When the son reached home he
telephoned the Jepsen place to see
if his father had reached there
safely. As Mr. Nelsen had not put
in appearance, Mr. Jepsen started
a search and found the lifeless
body of his neighbor about 30
rods from the Jepsen home. The
body was lying in a snowdrift at
the side of the road.

Mr. Nelsen was born April 4,
1864, in Brensted, Denmark, a
son of Mr. and Mrs. Bertel Nel-
sen. He was married in Denmark
to Miss Karen Marie Andersen.
In 1904 they came to the United
States and first settled at Marne.
He and his family had since re-
sided in the Atlantic vicinity. He
had operated the present farm
eighteen years.

Deceased was baptized in the
Lutheran church in Denmark.

His wife died Nov. 15, 1915.
Surviving are four sons and two
daughters, Lars B. Nelsen of
Exira, Walter L. Nelsen of Bray-
ton, Harold H., Thorvald and Miss
Rica Nelsen at home and Mrs.
Howard O. Crisman of Exira; five
grandchildren; one brother, Theo-
dore Nelsen of Corley, and a half-
brother, Andrew Nelsen, of Fre-
mont, Nebraska.

Funeral services were at 1:30
p. m. Tuesday at the Roland, Pea-
cock & Baxter funeral home in
Atlantic. The Rev. K. R. Jensen,
pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran
church, officiated and burial was
in the Atlantic cemetery.

Audubon County Journal (IA)
Thursday, Feb. 25,, 1937, page 8

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Card Of Thanks
We wish to express our sincere
thanks to the many neighbors and
friends who helped us us so kind-
ly following the death of our be-
loved father. Our appreciation is
also extended for the many floral
offerings and also to the choir
who sang at the church and to all
who assisted with the service.
Rica, Harold and Thorvald
Nelson
Lars B. Nelson and family.
Walter T. Nelson and family.
Howard O. Crisman and family.

photo of Nels B. Nelson gravestone
 

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