REIERSON, Nellie Johanna 1888-1979

REIERSON

Posted By: Karen L. Robertson
Date: 10/24/2010 at 11:39:12

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Obituary Of
Nellie J. Reieroon

Nellie J. Reierson, 91, a lifetime resident of St. Ansgar, died June 21, 1979, at the Mitchell County Memorial Hospital.

Funeral services were held at First Lutheran Church, St. Ansgar, June 23, with the Rev. Stephen Engelstad officiating. Burial was in the First Lutheran Cemetery.

Nellie Johanna Reierson was born May 14, 1888, the only child of Oscar and Marie O. Reierson. After graduating from high school and attending business school in Des Moines, she worked for the St. Ansgar Bank, the St. Ansgar Lumber Company and was appointed secretary for the Mitchell County Selective Service Board at the beginning of World War II. Miss Reierson was active in many civic and church groups.

She was preceded in death by her parents and locally is survived by cousins Louise Reierson, Postville, and Mrs. Mary Wold, Waterloo. Miss Reierson was also a cousin of Mrs. Martha Reierson's late husband.

[The Elgin Echo, Elgin, Iowa, Wednesday, August 8, 1979]
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Funeral services for Nellie J. Reierson, 91, who died at the Mitchell County Memorial hospital June 21, were held June 23 at First Lutheran church here with the Rev. Stephen Engelstad officiating.

Nellie Johanna Reierson, a lifetime resident of St. Ansgar, was born May 14, 1888, the only child of Oscar and Marie O. Reierson. She was baptized July 8, 1888 and confirmed in the First Lutheran church here September 29, 1901.

Following her graduation from St. Ansgar high school, Miss Reierson attended business school in Des Moines and excelled in this field. Mr. R.C. Lubiens persuaded her to return to St. Ansgar and serve as secretary and clerk in the St. Ansgar Bank, of which he was president. She worked in the bank for a number of years, and later as bookkeeper-secretary for the St. Ansgar Lumber Co. At the beginning of World War II she was appointed to the position as secretary for the Mitchell County Selective Service Board, and often spoke of seeing "her boys" off to war. She retired from this position in 1959.

Miss Reierson was a member of the St. Ansgar Study club, which later became the St. Ansgar Woman's club; the Wa Tan Ye club and the St. Ansgar Garden club.

A member of First Lutheran church all her life, Miss Reierson, was active in the Rebeccah Circle and the ALCW. She resided in her own home until December of 1976 when she became a resident of the St. Ansgar Good Samaritan Center.

She was preceded in death by her parents, and is survived by many friends.

Burial was in the First Lutheran cemetery with Rev. Engelstad in charge of the committal services.

[ St. Ansgar Enterprise ]
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Photo from 1970 membership directory for First Lutheran Church, St. Ansgar.
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