Nelson, Lyle Byriel (1938 - 2024)

NELSON, VANDERVEGTE, KROGER, FUNDERBERG, DESROCHES, JOINER, CARLSON, LOWARY, GREEN, POTTEBAUM, GINN, FAJEN, MARCUSEN, SORENSEN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 2/11/2024 at 14:10:31

Name of deceased: Lyle Byriel Nelson

Aged: 85 yrs, 10 mo, 29 days

Residence: Atlantic, Cass County, IA

Born: March 6, 1938; Audubon, Audubon County, IA

Died: Feb. 4, 2024; Heritage House Senior Living Facility, Atlantic, Cass County, IA

Funeral services: Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024; Schmidt Family Funeral Home, Atlantic, IA; burial was in the Hamlin Lutheran Cemetery, Hamlin, IA

Survived by: Wife of 63 years, Dorothy; children, Marcia (spouse, Lawson) VanderVegte of Hockley, TX, Greg (spouse, Donna) Nelson of Harlan, IA, Gale (spouse, Laurie Kroger) Nelson of Canton, SD and Karen Funderberg of Kimballton, IA; grandchildren, April (spouse, Daniel) Desroches, Amber (spouse, William) Joiner, Petrea (spouse, Jake) Carlson, Preston (spouse, Shelby) Nelson, Andrea (spouse, Cole) Lowary, Kelby Nelson, Keaton (spouse, Eliza Green) Nelson, Shawn (spouse, Lindsey) Pottebaum, Chelsie (spouse, Brian) Ginn; 18 great-grandchildren; brothers, Martin (spouse, Shirley) Nelson of Elk Horn, IA, and Gary (spouse, Sherry) Nelson of San Marcos, TX; sister, Janis (spouse, Larry) Fajen of Elk Horn, IA: nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Manvel and Lydia (nee Marcusen) Nelson; father- and mother-in-law, Hans and Alice Sorensen; brother, Dale Nelson and Dale’s wife, Linda Nelson; brother-in-law, Virgil Sorensen; son-in-law, Danny Funderberg

Education: Attended high school in Elk Horn, Shelby County, IA

Religious affiliation: Member, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Kimballton, IA

Military service: Enlisted in the U. S. Army in 1956 and served 6 months of active duty, and was then in the U. S. Army Reserves for 6 years

Marriage: Dorothy Ann Sorensen; Sep. 21, 1960; Little Brown Church, Nashua, IA

Employment: After serving his active duty in the U. S. Army, he began driving truck; he then began farming near Hamlin, IA for about 5 years. The family relocated to Elk Horn, IA., and Lyle went back to driving truck. For a while, he operated his own trucking business, hauling grain and livestock.

Hobbies/Interests: Loved fishing; listening to polka music; gardening; enjoyed driving his classic John Deere tractor in organized tractor rides. Enjoyed tinkering with woodworking; loved spoiling his dogs; the grandkids and great-grandkids loved his malts, and he loved making them.

Sources: kjan.com; knodfm.com; Schmidtfamilyfh.com