Dorothy June Rose (Hansen) Nelson 1925-2012

HANSEN NELSON CLAUSEN

Posted By: Connie Swearingen-Volunteer (email)
Date: 5/27/2012 at 18:03:00

Sioux City Journal
January 29, 2012

ANTHON, Iowa -- Dorothy Nelson, 86, of Anthon passed away Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, at Touchstone Living Center in Sioux City.

Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Anthon, with the Rev. Timothy Chase officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery at Anthon. Visitation will be after 5 p.m. today, with a prayer service at 7 p.m., followed by an American Legion Auxiliary service, at Armstrong Funeral Home in Anthon. Online condolences may be made at www.armstrongfuneral.com.

Dorothy June Rose (Hansen) Nelson was born Nov. 2, 1925, at Anthon, Iowa, the daughter of Lorenz Martin and Fannie Louise (Clausen) Hansen. She grew up and attended school in the area, helping out on the farm.

On Jan. 21, 1942, she was united in marriage to Victor Emmanuel Nelson at Sioux City. The couple first made their home at Luton, Iowa, then Danbury, Iowa, and later moved to Anthon, where they raised their family. Vic died Aug. 29, 1995.

Over the years, Dorothy and her sister, Rose Lillie worked together hanging wallpaper and painting in many homes and businesses. She also worked at the Gothier Mink Ranch during pelting season and for the Fireside Steakhouse in Anthon.

Dorothy was a lifelong member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Anthon, where she actively served in multiple positions. She was also a member of the American Legion Auxiliary McNiff Unit No. 389 of Anthon.

Survivors include three sons and their wives, Roger and Shirley Nelson of Anthon, Steve and Becky Nelson of South Sioux City, and Greg and Audra Nelson of Alcester, S.D.; 16 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; one brother and his wife, Tom and Sylvia Hansen of Hinton, Iowa; and two sisters, Darlene Jensen of Anthon and Thressia Klein of Sergeant Bluff.

Along with her husband, Dorothy was preceded in death by two daughters, Gaylene in infancy and LaDonna Jean Greenfield; two granddaughters, Gerri and Shelly Greenfield; four sisters, Margaret Callamore, Emma Schmidt, Rose Lillie and Marie Schmidt; and two brothers, Peter and John Hansen.