Nielsen, Murray (1926 - 2013)

NIELSEN, JEPSEN, DAVIS

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 6/17/2014 at 14:08:12

Name of deceased: Murray L. Nielsen

Aged: 87 yrs, 11 mo, 19 days

Residence: Mesquite, NV

Born: Jan. 10, 1926, Kimballton, IA

Died: Dec. 29, 2013

Funeral services: Graveside, Friday, June 6, 2014, Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in Kimballton, IA

Survived by: Wife, Kathryn; sons, David (spouse, Christine) of Duluth, GA, Dennis (spouse, Margie) of Silverdale, WA, Daniel of Federal Way, WA, and Douglas (spouse, Wendy) of Mesquite, NV; grandchildren, Adam of Sandy Springs, GA, Kyle (spouse, Carrie) of Hoschton, GA, Marisa and Tanner of Silverdale, WA; other friends and relatives

Predeceased by: Parents, George and Anna (Jepsen) Nielsen; sisters, Norma, Emma, Cecilia, and Clara; brothers, George and Alfred

Education: attended public schools in Kimballton, Elk Horn and Audubon, IA; then attended Drake University in Des Moines, IA

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: volunteered and served during World War II with the Amphibious Corps branch of the United States Navy, where he saw combat in the Pacific Theatre aboard the Navy Destroyer USS Manley APD-1(Green Dragons).

Marriage: Kathryn (Kay) Louise Davis; March 19, 1949; location not provided

Employment: Murray had a 20-year sales career with Allis-Chalmer's Farm Machinery Division, including as Branch Manager of the Bondurant, IA office; he left as General Manager of the Construction Machinery Division in 1969 to become President of Nielsen Oil Company in Harlan, IA, a Texaco (and Sunoco DX) oil distributorship; he retired from Nielsen Oil in 1981.

Hobbies/Interests: past member of the Masonic Lodge #321 A.F. & A.M. of Harlan, the Reyelt Post American Legion

Sources: harlanonline.com; Desert Valley Times