Carlson, August, Swan 1869-1953
CARLSON, NELSON
Posted By: Paul Van Dyke-Volunteer (email)
Date: 2/18/2011 at 22:43:30
S.A. Carlson,84, a resident of Hawarden 40 years, died last Thursday in the Panska Nursing home following a stroke. Mr. Carlson suffered a stroke July 1, and for a time was a patient in the Hawarden hospital.
He followed the trade of a carpenter and many residence in Hawarden were built by him.
He was born May 2, 1869, in Sweden, and came to America at the age of 21. He first located at Akron and later came to Hawarden. He was married to Miss Elsie Nelson of Hawarden February 27, 1907. He was a mermber of Jehovah's Witnesses organization.
Survivors are the widow; two daughters, Mrs. Ralph Finch of Omaha and Mrs. Glenn Rounds of Hawarden; one brother, Charles Carlson of Eugene. Ore.; two sisters in Sweden; seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Funeral servies were held at 2:30 Saturday afternoon at the Barnard Funeral Home with Rev. Harold Bermeister of Sioux City officiating. Burial was in Grace Hill Cemetery.
Hawarden Independent(9-03-1953)
Sioux Obituaries maintained by Linda Ziemann.
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