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Nellie N. (Henson) Picken (1971)

PICKEN, RALSTON, VAN LOON, ZENOR, BOLGER

Posted By: Ida Morse (email)
Date: 11/6/2008 at 13:43:30

Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa
July 21, 1971

MRS. NELLIE PICKEN DIED AT 77 YEARS

Mrs. Nellie N. Picken of Des Moines died at Northwest Hospital there last Thursday, July 15, at 77 years of age.

Mrs. Picken was born at Carney, Nebraska on June 18, 1894 the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Henson. She was married to Frank Picken on December 23, 1914 at Winterset, Iowa.

Mrs. Picken was formerly affiliated with the United Methodist Church at St. Charles and most recently with West Minister United Presbyterian Church in Des Moines. She was also a member of the Order of the Eastern Star in St Charles.

Mrs. Picken is survived by three daughters, H. Eliene Ralston of Omaha, Nebraska, Martha Van Loon of Des Moines, and Elsie Zenor of Ft. Dodge, Iowa. One sister, Mrs. Perry Bolger of Greenfield, Iowa, and four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren also survive. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Frank, three sisters, and four brothers.

Funeral services were held Saturday, July 17, 1971 at 1:30 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in St. Charles, with Rev. William Andre and Rev. William Myers presiding. Burial was made in the St. Charles Cemetery.

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