OBITUARY: Albin Nerad 1906-2002, Mitchell County, Iowa


                               Albin Nerad 

[Mitchell County Press-News, online, www.mcpress.com, Posted Nov. 6, 2002]

Funeral services were held Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2002 for Albin Nerad, 96, of
St. Ansgar at the St. Ansgar Catholic Church, St. Ansgar, IA. Father Mark
Reasoner officiated. Burial was in the St. Ansgar Cemetery. Albin died
Nov. 1, 2002 at the Good Samaritan Center in St. Ansgar.

Albin Nerad was born Sept. 15, 1906 in Freeborn County, Minnesota, the son
of August and Anna (Jilek) Nerad. On Oct. 4, 1929 he was united in marriage
to Clara Jean Kerckhove in Osage, IA. In 1930 they moved to a farm east
of St. Ansgar where they farmed until 1972 when they retired and moved to
St. Ansgar

In 1992 Albin and Clara observed their 63rd wedding anniversary and later
that year Clara passed away.

Albin enjoyed gardening, fishing, playing cards with special friends and
his family and especially his grandchildren. He also liked to pick black
walnuts, crack and clean them and sell them to many customers.

In the fall of 2000 he moved to the Good Samaritan Center.

Preceding Albin in death were his wife Clara, brothers Frank, Louis and Ed,
sisters Frances Eklund, Bessie Kerckhove and his parents August and
Anna Nerad.

Survivors include his sons and wives Victor and Linda of St. Ansgar,
Richard and Marilyn of Osage, Kenneth and Harriet Walker, Minnesota,
eight grandchildren five step-grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and
four step-great grandchildren.

Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar (641) 713-4920, was in charge
of arrangements.




Copyright (c) 2002 by Kermit Kittleson
(Note: I am not necessarily related to the subject of the obituary.)
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