Paulson, Nelda 'Nel' Lee (1949-2014)

PAULSON, HERZBERG, SPECKATER, HEILSTEDT, HARRINGTON, NIEMEYER, CHRISTENSEN, MONCRIEF, DIERENFIELD

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 1/3/2015 at 15:15:41

Nelda 'Nel' Lee Paulson
April 16, 1949 - November 18, 2014

Nelda "Nel" Lee Paulson, a daughter of LeRoy and Verlet (Speckater) Herzberg was born on April 16, 1949, in Storm Lake, Iowa. She spent her childhood years in the Storm Lake area where she attended school.

Nel married Martin Paulson on April 12, 1973, in Alta, Iowa. She worked for Vista Products, until she moved to Spencer, Iowa, where she was a homemaker. Later, she went to work for Rohlins Construction and Mathey Construction. Then, she worked at The Merrill Company for ten years before accepting a position at Cobble Creek Assisted Living (Beehive).

Nel enjoyed shopping, NASCAR racing, gambling, and in her younger years, fishing. She doted on her three dogs, Babe, Dallas, and Mufasa, as well as on her stray cat, Boots. She found her greatest joy, however, in cooking for family holiday get-togethers.

Nel passed away on Tuesday, November 18, 2014, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, at the age of 65. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Martin; and one sister, Marla Bechtel.

Those left to cherish her memory include her five children, Brenda (Charles) Heilstedt, of Ruthven, Iowa, Richy Lee Harrington, and his girlfriend, Roxy, of Spencer, Iowa, Tracy (Galen) Niemeyer, of Sanborn, Iowa, Bret "BP" Paulson, and his girlfriend, Jen, of Marathon, Iowa, and Heather (Kenny) Christensen, of Spencer, Iowa; seven grandchildren, Ashley (Terrell) Moncrief; Jayme, Jake, and his girlfriend, Emilee, Tony, Tyler, and his girlfriend, Amanda, Alex, and Shyanne; four great-grandchildren, Lilly, Jayda, Aiden, and Carlee; with two more on the way; and one sister, Ellen (Ronnie) Dierenfield, of Alta, Iowa; as well as other relatives and many friends.

Private family services will be held at a later date.

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