Neisius, Merle 1922-1996

NEISIUS, OMMEN, LARSON

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, volunteer (email)
Date: 8/27/2008 at 13:50:24

NAME OF DECEASED & AGE: Merle Henry Neisius, 74, a former LeMars businessman
CAUSE OF DEATH:
DATE OF DEATH: Friday, March 8, 1996
PLACE OF DEATH: …at a Sioux City hospital
DATE OF BIRTH: Jan. 5, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH: LeMars, Iowa
PARENTS: Emil and Hannah (Ommen) Neisius
SPOUSE & DATE & PLACE of 1st MARRIAGE: Viola Larson, in May 1950. She died in July 1995.
SPOUSE & DATE & PLACE of 2nd MARRIAGE:
OCCUPATION: He served in the United States Army during World War II, where he participated in the Battle of the Bulge. Mr. Neisius established a garage and in the early 1960s opened Neisius Motors. Later Glen Berglund joined him as a partner in Berglund-Neisius Motors. The dealership was alter sold in the 1970s to Jim Hays. Mr. Neisius retired in the 1970s but remained active in car sales, operating Neisius Auto Sales. He also worked part-time the last few years as a driver for Reardon Auto Center. He was a member of the LeMars Volunteer Fire Department for 40 years, serving as an officer for many years, until retiring in 1987.
SURVIVORS: …include two daughters, Linda and her husband Randy Niehus of LeMars, and Betty Niesius of Marcus, Iowa; a sister and her husband, Lennice and Doug Allen of Fresno, Calif.; an aunt; a special friend, Marcine Hames of LeMars; seven grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
PRECEDED in DEATH by: ..his parents.
PLACE OF BURIAL: Memorial Cemetery, LeMars, Iowa
NEWSPAPER SOURCE & DATE: The Sioux City Journal

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