Nelsen, Folmer "Pete" (1922 - 2012)

NELSEN, HEATH, STEGEN, CROZIER, SCHROEDER, JENSEN, RASMUSSEN, HERMANN, MCAFEE, COOPER, EVERS, MCCARVILLE-SCHUETHS, CHESNUT, COZAD, COSGROVE, FRANKLIN, WINTHER, WALDON

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 6/18/2012 at 18:31:25

Submitted by Marthann Kohl, posted by permission

Source: knodfm.com

Funeral services for 90 year old Folmer "Pete" Nelsen of Anita will be held at 10:00am on Thursday, June 14th in the Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Anita with burial in the Evergreen Cemetery in Anita. Pete Nelsen passed away on Sunday, June 10th at the Colonial Manor in Anita. Survivors include his children Richard (Glennda) Nelsen of Anita, Robert (Cheryl) Nelsen of Lawrence, KS and Margaret Ann (Mick) Heath of Norwalk, IA, sisters Mary Ann (Dean) Stegen of Strawberry Point, IA and Virginia Crozier of Adair, brother-in-law Howard Schroeder of Minneapolis, MN, 8 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. The Roland Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements where open visitation will be held from 8am to 5pm on Tuesday, June 12th and from 8am to 5:30pm on Wednesday, June 13 with family visitation to follow from 5:30 to 7:30pm that evening.

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Source: kjan.com

FOLMER “PETE” NELSEN, 90, a long-time resident of rural Anita (Svcs. 6-14-12)

Obituaries June 10th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

FOLMER “PETE” NELSEN, 90, a long-time resident of rural Anita, died Sun., June 10th, at the Colonial Manor in Anita. Funeral services for FOLMER “PETE” NELSON will be held 10-a.m. Thu., June 14th, at the Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Antia. Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.

Visitation at the funeral home is open, from 8am-5pm Tuesday (6/12); & from 8am-5:30-pm Wed., (6/13), with the family visitation from 5:30-7:30pm Wednesday.

Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery at Anita.

FOLMER “PETE” NELSEN is survived by:
His children – Richard (Glennda) Nelsen, of Anita; Margaret Ann (Mick) Heath, of Norwalk; Robert (Cheryl) Nelsen, of Lawrence, KS.;
His sisters – Marry Ann (Dean) Stegen, of Strawberry Point, IA; & Virginia Crozier, of Adair;
8 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and his brother-in-law.

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Source: rolandfuneralservice.com

Full Name: Folmer Peter Nelsen "Pete"
Date of Birth: Thursday, March 16th 1922
Date of Death: Sunday, June 10th 2012
Place of Death: Anita, IA

Service Information
When: Thursday, June 14th 2012, 10:00am
Location: Holy Cross Trinity Church, 401 Maple, Anita, IA
Officiating: Pastor Theodore Weishaupt

Additional Information
There will be an open visitation at the Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic, Iowa on Monday and Tuesday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on Wednesday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. with a family visitation starting at 5:30 until 7:30 on Wednesday, June 13. Services for Pete will be held on Thursday at 10:00 a.m. at the Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Anita with Reverend Ted Weishaupt officiating.

Interment Information
Location: Evergreen Cemetery, Anita, IA

Additional Information
The interment will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Anita with a lunch at the Anita Community Center following.

Location Information
Northeast edge of Anita

Reception Information
Location: Anita Community Center, 805 Main Street, Anita, IA

Obituary for Folmer Nelsen
FOLMER PETER NELSEN

Folmer "Pete" Nelsen, 90, longtime resident of rural Anita, passed away at Colonial Manor in Anita, Iowa, Sunday, June 10, 2012, at the age of 90 years.

Pete was born to Nels Christian and Katherine (Jensen) Nelsen on March 16, 1922, near Brayton, Iowa. He attended school in Audubon County, graduating from the Exira High School in 1940. Pete was united in marriage to Dorothea "Dorothy" Phyllis Rassmussen on April 8, 1943, in Maryville, MO. Following marriage they farmed in the Anita area for several years. He was a member of the Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Anita. Pete was well known in the community, and he always had the coffee pot on.

He is survived by his children, Richard (Glennda) Nelsen of Anita, IA, Margaret Ann (Mick) Heath of Norwalk, IA, and Robert (Cheryl) Nelsen of Lawrence, KS; sisters, Mary Ann (Dean) Stegen of Strawberry Point, IA, and Virginia Crozier of Adair, IA; brother-in-law, Howard Schroeder of Minneapolis, MN; grandchildren, Holly (Gary) Hermann, April McAfee and friend, Jonathan Hansen, Adam (Jennifer) Nelsen, Sara (Chad) Cooper, Emily (Jason) Evers, Amanda Heath, Christy (Cory) McCarville-Schueths and Mitch Nelsen; great grandchildren, Hannah and Stella Hermann, Alexandrea, Cole, Paige and Peter McAfee, Luke, Laci and Levi Cooper, Kemper and Penn Evers, Christian and Amelia Chesnut, and many friends.

Pete was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothea; son, Ray Nelsen; daughter-in-law, Marcia Nelsen; grandson, Matthew Dee Heath; sisters, Abbie Cozad, Edna Cosgrove, Mabel Franklin, Norma Winther and Beulah Waldon; brothers, George Nelsen, Morris Nelsen and Jens Christian Nelsen.

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