NELSON, Kenneth Scott 1948-1977

NELSON, HAMMER, NATION, ETIENNE, MILLER

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 10/3/2013 at 01:54:37

[Waterloo Courier, Sunday, November 27, 1977]

CEDAR FALLS - Services for Kenneth S. Nelson, 29, of 912 Orchard Dr., will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at the First Lutheran Church. Mr. Nelson's body was found inside his car two miles east of Highway 63 on Frederika Road,

He was born Aug. 26, 1948, in Waterloo, son of George and Geraldine Hammer Nelson. He married Nancy Sue Nation Sept. 23, 1972, in Libertyville, Ill. He was a group leader in the assembly department of Waterloo Industries for nine years.

Survivors include his wife; his father, of 1720 Orchard Dr., Cedar Falls; his mother, of San Diego, Calif.: two sons, Jeremy of 321 Cedar Crest Dr., Cedar Falls, and David at home; a brother, Gregory of San Diego, Calif.; two sisters, Georgia Etienne, of 1533 Waterloo Rd.. Cedar Falls, and Barbara Miller of Waukegan, Ill.; and his paternal grandmother, Inga Nelson, of 609 Magnolia Parkway.

Friends may call at the Kearns- Dykeman Chapel after 5 p.m. today.

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[Waterloo Courier, Sunday, November 27, 1977]

Cedar Falls man's body
found in auto wreckage

WAVERLY—A Cedar Falls man, missing for about a week, was found dead in his crashed car about 4 p.m. Friday in a wooded area near Frederika. Bremer County authorities identified the victim as Kenneth Scott Nelson, 29, of 912 Orchard Dr., Cedar Falls. His body was found by a group of snowmobilers in the wooded area about a mile south of Frederika, off Highway 334.

Officers said Nelson's body was in the car which had left the road and rolled 200 feet, landing on its top. When the car was moved, no snow was found underneath, giving an indication of how long the vehicle had been in that location.

An autopsy was to be performed Saturday at St. Francis Hospital in Waterloo. Officers said Nelson left home Sunday night and was reported missing Wednesday morning.

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Burial at Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens, Cedar Falls.