Frank Sylvester NELSON

NELSON, BUTTERFIELD, LOUBERTO, ANDERSON, SCHAFFER, HAUGEN, GLASFORD

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 3/22/2008 at 13:10:20

January 6, 1884 - January 21, 1965

Eagle Grove Eagle
January 28, 1965

Frank S Nelson Funeral Held in Baptist Church

Frank S Nelson, 81, died Thursday morning Jan 21st at the Mathre Nursing Home, following a long illness. He had been in failing health for four years. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon in the Baptist church with the Rev. Howard Chhurch officiating. Burial was in Rose Hill cemetery.

Mr. Nelson is survived by his wife, and seven children, Mrs. Nellie Butterfield of Bradenton, Fla., Mrs Margaret Louberto of Des Moines, Mrs. Duane Anderson of Renwick, Mrs. Bud Schaffer, Clifford and John Nelson of Eagle Grove and Ed of Peoria, Ill.

Mr. Nelson was employed for 22 years as custodian of the Eagle Grove parks. For many years they resided at the Convalescent Home on South Jackson Ave. where Mrs. Nelson managed. She was the first manager of the Convalescent Home which the county operates here.

Here from out-of-town for the services were: Mrs. Nellie Butterfield of Bradenton, Fla., Mrs. Margaret Louberto of Des Moines, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Nelson of Peoria, Ill., Mr. and Mrs. Duane Anderson, Renwick, Wm. Haugen, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Haugen, Minneapolis; Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Haugen, St. Paul, Minn; Mrs. Hans Christensen, Mrs. H. P. Haugen, Pine City, Minn; Mrs. Maude Joines, Rockford, Ill; Mrs. Goldie Glasford, Mr. and Mrs. Pete Glasford, Gene Glasford, Miss Pat Mack, all of Flora, Ill; Tom Anderson, Iowa State University, Ames; Mr. and Mrs. Bob Fontanini, Des Moines; Mrs. Jim Roberts, Mrs. Tom MacAnally, Ft. Dodge; Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Norris, Emmetsburg.