Nielsen, Don M. (1933 - 2018)

NIELSEN, DAVIE, KELLY, DEAN, SORENSEN, LOUIS, JENSEN, SCHMIDT

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 4/21/2018 at 23:39:20

Name of deceased: Don Morris Nielsen

Aged: 84 yrs, 4 mo, 10 days

Residence: Atlantic, IA

Born: Nov. 16, 1933; Jacksonville, Shelby County, IA

Died: March 26, 2018; Cass County Memorial Hospital, Atlantic, Cass County, IA

Funeral services: Saturday, March 31, 2018; Immanuel Lutheran Church, Harlan, IA; burial of ashes was in the Jacksonville Cemetery, Jacksonville, IA

Survived by: Son, Phillip Nielsen (spouse, DeAnn) of Kirkman, IA and their children, Jessie Davie (spouse, Dusty), and Eric, Isaac, Reece, Sheila, and Keisha Nielsen; daughter, Laura Kelly (spouse, Dan Dean) of Winslow, AR and their son, Quinn Kelly; and son, Mark Nielsen (spouse, Amy) of St. Louis, MO and their children, Holly and Milo Nielsen; sisters, Jeanne Sorensen (spouse, Connie) of Phoenix, AZ and Lona Louis of Chicago, IL; brother, David (spouse, Sandy) of Wayzata, MN; sister-in-law, Cheryl Nielsen of Harlan, IA; brother-in-law, Kenneth Jensen (spouse, Bonnie) of Albert Lea, MN; other relatives and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Ralph and Frieda (nee Schmidt) Nielsen; wife, Marie (deceased in 2014); brother, Stanley Nielsen

Education: Graduated from Harlan (IA) High School, Class of 1951; attended Dana College, Blair, NE, for 1 year

Religious affiliation: baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Jacksonville, IA; was actively involved in various ministries including lay preaching, prison ministry, and child sponsorship in several churches over the years: Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Omaha, NE, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in St. Louis, MO, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Shreveport, LA, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Atlantic, IA, and Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, also in Atlantic, IA.

Military service: U. S. Navy

Marriage: Marie Kathrine Jensen; June 14, 1959; St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Atlantic, IA

Employment: Employed as a draftsman for several companies over the years, beginning in Omaha, NE, then in St. Louis, MO from 1969 to 1990, and finally retiring while in Haughton, LA

Hobbies/Interests: no information provided

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; burmeisterjohannsen.com