Mary Ann (Kalsem) Nelson (ca. 1876-1950)

KALSEM, NELSON, BLACKWOOD, THORSON, HITCHCOCK, SEUFERER, OLSON

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 5/14/2020 at 21:36:32

From Nevada Evening Journal November 30, 1950 (page 4)

Last Rites Wednesday For Mrs. K. E. Nelson

Funeral services for Mrs. K. E. Nelson, who passed away in her home on Wednesday, Nov. 22, at 8:25 p. m., were held on Saturday, at 3:00 p. m. in the Fjeldberg church at Huxley with Rev. Harold Rye in charge and Rev. Peder Buland of Cambridg assisting.

Mrs. Orland Fjelland at the organ, accompanied Arthur Kalsem as he sang "There's No Disappointment in Heaven", and "Heaven is May Home."

The lovely floral gifts were cared for by Mrs. Andrew Wenos and Mrs. Albert Johnson, Rev. Rye also announce many gifts of money for benevolent purposes.

Casket bearers were Homer and Ralph Kalsem, Eric Thorson, Jr., Raymond Hitchcock, Wallace Britson and Lawrence Glew.

Burial was in the Fjeldberg cemetery beside her husband, Knute E. Nelson who preceded her in death about two years.

Survivors

She is survived by a son Jesse Nelson of Cambridge; four daughters, Mrs. Fred Blackwood, Mrs. Eric Thorson, Mrs. Orville Hitchcock all of Cambridge and Mrs. Clifford Seuferer of Elkhart; a sister, Mrs. Martha Olson of Los Angeles, Calif.; a brother, J. F. Kalsem of Huxley; also 13 grandchildren, two great grandchildren an a host of friends.

Mrs. Nelson has been in poor health for more than a year.