Nielsen, Christopher Lee (1978-2017)
NIELSEN, KIRK, STRUVE
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 5/18/2021 at 17:36:23
Christopher Lee Nielsen
July 8, 1978 - December 30, 2017Christopher Nielsen, age 39, of Newell, Iowa, died on Saturday, December 30, 2017, at the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake.
Christopher Lee Nielsen, a son of Randall and Pamela Lee (Kirk) Nielsen, was born on July 8, 1978, in Storm Lake, Iowa. Baptized and confirmed at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Storm Lake, he attended school in Storm Lake, graduating from Storm Lake High School in 1997. Then, he continued his education at Iowa State University. On July 10, 1999, he married Tara Struve at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Storm Lake. Subsequently, they were blessed with two children, Hanna and Rilyn. Chris, currently, worked for Northwest Concrete in Storm Lake. Previously, he had worked at the Lakeshore and Villager Restaurants in Storm Lake for sixteen years.
Chris enjoyed fishing and golfing. An excellent tambourine player, he, also, liked listening to and playing music. Most of all, however, he loved spending time with his children, family, and friends. He will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him.
Those left to cherish his memory include his children, Hanna and Rilyn Nielsen; his father, Randy Nielsen (special friend, Debbie Davis); his brother, Josh Nielsen; his niece, and Rowyn Nielsen, all of Newell, Iowa; and his grandmothers, Helen Nielsen, of Exira, Iowa, and Harriet Kirk, of Newell, Iowa; as well as many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.
Chris was preceded in death by his mother, Pamela Nielsen; and his grandfathers, Elmer Nielsen and Norm Kirk.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 6, 2018, at 1:00 p.m. at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Storm Lake. Burial will follow in the Newell Cemetery. Visitation will take place Friday, January 5, 2018, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Storm Lake. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to 2355 590th Street, Newell, Iowa 50568. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements.
Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Homes, Storm Lake, Iowa, 2017.
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