OBITUARY: Nels Simmons, 1867-1928, Worth County, Iowa


                             Nels Simmons

Nels Simmons died November 28, 1928 of cancer of the stomach.  He was 
born in Vang, Valdres, Norway on March 15, 1867.  His father was a 
tailor in the old country and he came to America with his wife and four 
children.  Nels was three years of age when he came to Silver Lake Twp.  
He purchased his father's farm in 1900.  The following year he married 
Gertrude Sanvik of Silver Lake Twp.  His parents made their home with 
them.  His father died in 1904 and his mother in 1910.

Mr. and Mrs. Simmons moved to town a year ago to live with Mrs. Simmons'
father, L.E. Sanvik.  Last July they purchased a ten acre farm from
R.E. Ferris in Bristol Twp.  He was a trustee in the Silver Lake Church
many years, member of the Grieg Norwegian choir during their organization
and president of the Hartland Creamery Assn., Twp. trustee many years and 
director of the Emmons Telelphone Co.  A brother of Mr. Simmons, John, 
rents the Simmons place in Bristol Twp.

The funeral was held at the Silver Lake Church, with the Rev. Fosness
in charge.




Copyright (c) 2003 by Elaine Bergan
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