Nelson, Lillie A. (Diercksen) 1904-2004

NELSON, DIERCKSEN, COOPER, BRIGGS

Posted By: Linda Mohning (email)
Date: 4/30/2012 at 05:24:52

Lillie A. Nelson, 99, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Monday, February 16, 2004, at 8:40 a.m. in the Cherokee Villa following a lengthy illness. Lillie was born November 2, 1904 at Remsen, Iowa to Thomas and Margaret (Hansen) Diercksen. She was married to Oscar V. Nelson on August 30, 1923 at Le Mars, Iowa.
She has been a resident of Cherokee since 1949, prior to this on a farm in Rock Township and had also lived in Marcus, Iowa. She had worked at Woolworth’s in Cherokee for several years. She was a member of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, two sons Orville and Clifford; a daughter Darlene Briggs, 4 grandchildren, six sisters and two brothers. She is survived by two daughters and one son: Lois Cooper and her husband Kenneth of Lime Springs, Iowa; Lucille Briggs of Cherokee, Iowa; LeRoy Nelson and his wife Audrey of Cherokee, Iowa; 12 grandchildren, many great grandchildren, many great great grandchildren; also many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, February 19, 2004 at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Cherokee, Iowa. Clergyman: Pastor Jim Steen. Services conducted by Boothby Funeral Home, Cherokee, Iowa. Bearers: Gary Weyers, Scott Bingham, Warren Sleezer, Douglas Briggs, Bernon Van Veldhuizen . – Funeral bulletin.