Nielsen, Marie Evelyn (1923 – 2008)

NIELSEN, LARSON, KAREL, VANCE, RASMUSSEN, HANSEN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 8/23/2013 at 14:03:09

Name of deceased: (Marie) Evelyn Nielsen (nee Larson)

Aged: 84 yrs, 11 mo, 22 days

Residence: Harlan, IA

Born: Sep. 26, 1923, Jacksonville, IA

Died: Sep. 17, 2008

Funeral services: Sunday, Sep. 21, 2008, Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan, IA; Rev. David Swinton officiated. Burial at Jacksonville Cemetery, Jacksonville, IA

Survived by: Children, Lynda Kay (spouse, Robert) Karel of Sumter, SC, Ronald (spouse, Chris) Nielsen of Emory, TX, Debra (spouse, John) Vance of Coleman, TX; 6 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; sister, Darlene Rasmussen of Harlan, IA; nieces and nephews, other family members, many friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Celius and Madie (nee Hansen) Larson; husband of over 63 years, Kenneth E. (deceased May 12, 2007), brother, Clarence Larson

Education: attended grade school at Center #3 in Center Township, Shelby County; graduated from Harlan (IA) High School, Class of 1941

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Kenneth E. Nielsen, Oct. 14, 1943, Maryville, MO

Employment: ASCS, Harlan, IA; Gyst Ford Dealership, Chicago Heights, IL; real estate agent in Homewood, IL; office manager for Ken Nielsen State Farm Agency; retired Sep. 1986

Hobbies/Interests: enjoyed traveling--wintered in AZ and spent summers in MN; member, Beta Sigma Phi Sorority; founding member, Red Hat Society; enjoyed gardening, handwork, dancing and playing bridge; taught Sunday school

Sources: ancestry.com, harlanonline.com, pauleyjones.com