Irene Sylvia (Hagenson) NELSON

NELSON, HAGENSON, ANDERSON, ANTHONY, KEELING, HURST, RILEY, HEIKEN

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 1/7/2007 at 13:32:55

May 6, 2004

Irene Sylvia Nelson, 94, of Clarion, died Saturday, May 1, 2004 at the USA Health Care Center in Clarion. Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 4th at the First Lutheran Church in Clarion. Rev. Gary Boen officiated at the 10:30 a.m. service. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery, Eagle Grove.

Irene Sylvia Hagenson was born June 6, 1909 in Thompson, the daughter of Amos Peter and Bertina Sophia (Anderson) Hagenson. She was raised in the Thompson area and graduated from the Thompson High School. On April 1, 1929 she was united in marriage with Oscar Nelson in Thompson. To this union eight children were born. The couple lived in the Bode area, moving to Eagle Grove where they raised their family. Irene was a cook at the Eagle Grove High School for many years. After Oscar’s death in 1962, Irene moved to the Southtown Apartments in Clarion. In the last few years she was a resident at the USA Health Care Center until her recent passing. Irene was a member of the First Lutheran Church in Clarion, FLCW, First Lutheran Sew Ladies, and was involved in all activities at the Southtown Apartments and Care Center.

Irene is survived by eight children, Ardis Anthony of Culver City, California, Cecil Nelson and wife, Lois of Fort Dodge, Beverly Keeling and husband, Harold of Hayward, Wisconsin, Carol Hurst and husband, Stan of Kingman, Arizona, Gladys Riley and husband, Maurice of Clarion, Rovert Nelson and wife, Laurie of Boulder City, Nevada, Mary Ann Heiken and husband, Dennis of Clayton, Wisconsin, David Nelson and wife, Jayne of Roland; 17 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Oscar; sister, Elnora Anderson; two brothers, Adain Hagenson and Amos Hagenson; and a great-grandson, Carter David Nelson.

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