Nelson, Elmer Laverne (1919 - 2012)

NELSON, SCOTT, OLSEN, WIIG, KANNE, GEORGESON, WIUFF, MEISENBACH

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Date: 2/7/2012 at 14:16:39

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NELSON, ELMER LAVERNE - - April 18, 1919 - January 18, 2012

Source: kjan.com

ELMER LAVERNE NELSON, 92, of Irwin (1-23-12)

Obituaries January 19th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

ELMER LAVERNE NELSON, 92, of Irwin died Wednesday, January 18th at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan. Funeral services for ELMER LAVERNE NELSON will be held on Monday, January 23rd at 10:30 am in the First Baptist Church in Elk Horn. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Visitation will be held on Sunday from 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm at the funeral home with the family present from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

Burial in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Irwin.

ELMER LAVERNE NELSON is survived by:
Wife – Mary of Irwin;
Sons – Paul (Joanne) Nelson of Irwin and Randy (Joan) Nelson of Irwin;
Daughter – Debbie (Tom) Scott of Smyrna, TN;
Sister – Evelyn (Marion) Olsen of Audubon;
Brother - Herbert Nelson of Atlantic
Step-Sons – Richard (Renae) Wiig of Irwin; Robert (Denise) Wiig of Irwin; Roger (Michele) Wiig of Sioux Falls, SD;
Step-Daughter – Barbara (Mark) Kanne of Austin, MN;
16 Grandchildren;
7 Great-Grandchildren.

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Source: knodfm.com

Funeral service for 92 year old Elmer Laverne Nelson of Manilla will be held at 10:30am on Monday, January 23 at the First Baptist Church in Elk Horn with burial in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Irwin. Elmer passed away on Wednesday, January 18 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan. Survivors include: his wife, Mary Nelson; his children Paul (Joanne) Nelson, Randy (Joan) Nelson all of Irwin, and Debbie (Tom) Scott of Smyrna, TN; step-children Richard (Renae) Wiig, Robert (Denise) Wiig all of Irwin; Barbara (Mark) Kanne of Austin, MN, and Roger (Michele) Wiig of Sioux Falls, SD; siblings Evelyn (Marion) Olsen of Audubon, and Herbert Nelson of Atlantic; 16 grandchildren, and 7 great-grandchildren. The Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan is in charge of arrangements where visitation will be held from 3 to 9pm on Sunday, January 22 with family greeting friends from 6 to 8pm.

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Source: pauleyjones.com

Arrangements and Services For
E. Laverne Nelson - Age 92
Who died on Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Visitation
Sunday, January 22, 2012
3:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Pauley Jones Funeral Home
Harlan, Iowa

Family Will Greet Friends
Sunday, January 22, 2012
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Pauley Jones Funeral Home
Harlan, Iowa

Funeral Service
Monday, January 23, 2012
10:30 AM
First Baptist Church
Elk Horn, Iowa

Interment
Oak Hill Cemetery
Irwin, Iowa

Laverne is survived by his wife Mary Nelson of Irwin, IA; sons Paul (Joanne) Nelson of Irwin and Randy (Joan) Nelson of Irwin; daughter Debbie (Tom) Scott of Smyrna, TN; step-children: Richard (Renae) Wiig of Irwin, Barbara (Mark) Kanne of Austin, MN, Robert (Denise) Wiig of Irwin, and Roger (Michele) Wiig of Sioux Falls, SD; 16 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; sister Evelyn Olsen of Audubon, IA, and brother Herbert Nelson of Atlantic, IA.

For more information, please call
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan
(800) 831-6805 or (712) 755-3135

E. Laverne Nelson - Age 92
Elmer Laverne Nelson was born on April 18, 1919 in Polk Township near Kirkman, Iowa, to Clarence and Margaret (Georgeson) Nelson. He was baptized at Merrill’s Grove Baptist Church. He attended country school at Polk #7 through the eighth grade. His farming career began at a very early age on the family farm.

On February 20, 1942 he was united in marriage to Marian Wiuff in Audubon, Iowa. Three children were born to them: Paul, Randall, and Debbie.

Laverne was an excellent woodworker and spent much of his time carving various items from wood such as candle holders, Christmas trees, doll-sized furniture, and large barns and bridges.

He was married to Mary Elizabeth (Meisenbach) Wiig on December 20, 1976 by the Justice of the Peace in Atlantic, Iowa. They lived on the farm near Irwin until Laverne went to the Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn where he lived for a short time before moving to the Manilla Manor Nursing Home in Manilla, Iowa. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Elk Horn for thirty years.

Laverne died on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at the Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan, Iowa, having attained the age of ninety-two years and nine months. He was preceded in death by his parents.

He is survived by his wife Mary Nelson of Irwin, Iowa; his sons: Paul Nelson and his wife Joanne of Irwin and Randall Nelson and his wife Joan Watson-Nelson also of Irwin; daughter Debbie and her husband Tom Scott of Smyrna, Tennessee; sixteen grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; step-children Richard Wiig and his wife Renae of Irwin, Barbara and her husband Mark Kanne of Austin, Minnesota, Robert Wiig and his wife Denise of Irwin, Roger Wiig and his wife Michele of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; sister Evelyn Olsen of Audubon, Iowa and brother Herbert Nelson and his wife Marjorie of Atlantic, Iowa; other family members and friends.

Pastor Paul Reynolds officiated the 10:30 AM funeral service at the First Baptist Church in Elk Horn, Iowa on Monday, January 23, 2012. Serving as casket bearers were Jeremy Nelson, Jeff Hansen, Fred Nelson, Gary Olsen, Bob Fitch, Leo Mayol, and Will Nelson. Interment was held at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Irwin, Iowa.