NIELSEN, Elva B. 1925-2013

NIELSEN, RUNESTAD, DEDEN, VOORHIS, AUSTIN

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 11/24/2013 at 01:48:28

[Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Tuesday, August 21, 2013]

CEDAR FALLS — Elva B. Nielsen, 88, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013, at NewAldaya Lifescapes.

She was born Feb. 8, 1925, in Mount Vernon, S.D., daughter of Joseph and Julia Deden Runestad. She married Adolph T. Nielsen on Oct. 22, 1943, in Beloit, Wis. He died in 1993.

Mrs. Nielsen graduated from Augustana Academy, Canton, S.D., in 1943. She was a homemaker, provided in-home childcare and sold Avon products for many years. She was a member of Nazareth Lutheran Church, Cedar Falls.

Survived by three daughters: Marilyn (Dave) Voorhis of Longmont, Colo., Marlys (Sim) Austin of Avon, Conn., and Maren Nielsen of Wichita, Kan.; three sons, Lynn (Mary) and Curtis (Janet), both of Cedar Falls, and Jerel (Yvonne) of Windsor, Colo.; 10 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by three brothers and five sisters.

Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Nazareth Lutheran Church Chapel, preceded by a private family interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday at NewAldaya Lifescapes. Richardson Funeral Service is assisting the family.

Memorials may be directed to NewAldaya Lifescapes.

Elva will be remembered for her persistence, determination and hard work. While she spent the first portion of her adult life teaching her children how to live, she spent the last of her life teaching them how to live well in the face of adversity — truly a living legacy.

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