NIELSEN, Cena (1875-1952)

NIELSEN, ANDERSON, RUKA

Posted By: Hancock Co Genealogical Society (email)
Date: 1/2/2019 at 14:15:58

Final Rites Held For Mrs. Nielsen

Special to Garner Leader and Signal -

Goodell: A pioneer Goodell resident, Mrs. Hans Nielsen, 77, died Saturday in Des Moines nursing home.

Cena Anderson was born in Denmark, January 18, 1875, and died September 13, 1952. At the age of 7 years she came with her mother and nine brothers and sisters to America, to join Mr. Anderson, who was employed at Cedar Falls.

At the age of 17, in 1892, she was united in marriage to Hans Nielsen, also of Cedar Falls. To this union two children were born.

They moved from Cedar Falls to Goodell and shortly after coming here purchased an acreage one and one-half miles east of Goodell. Here they lived until the death of Mr. Nielsen in 1929. After her husband died she went to the home of her daughter, Mrs. Earl Ruka. Mrs. Nielsen served as housekeeper in the homes of many friends in this community.

Several years ago she purchased a small house in town, which was home to her until the past year when her health failed. Mrs. Nielsen suffered a stroke in May of 1951 and was cared for in the home of Mrs. T. R. Burgess until the latter part of December of that year. She was moved to the Lauen nursing home in Belmond where she remained for a few weeks. Then she was taken to a nursing home in Des Moines.

Mrs. Nielsen was a member of the E.U.B. church and the ladies aid society.

Preceding her in death were her husband and a son, Harold Nielsen of Belmond, who died about four years ago, Surviving are her daughter (Beulah), Mrs. Earl Ruka of Des Moines: five grandchildren: and six great grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Monday 1:30 p.m. at a Belmond funeral home and at 2 p.m. at the E.U.B. church in Goodell. The Rev. H. R. Knikht of Des Moines and Rev. Parke E. Miller officiated. Music was furnished by the church quartet.

Pallbearers were Francis McNulty of Belmond, Anson Avery, Warner Butts, Ira Langlitz, Donald Burk, and Joseph Burgess. Interment took place in the family lot in Amsterdam cemetery.

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