Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Nelsen, Nels P. August 18, 1978 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nan Wheaton wheaton1624@yahoo.com September 29, 2016, 10:55 pm Sentinel-Standard - Monday, August 21, 1978 SARANAC- Nels P. Nelsen, 91, of 7125 Jackson Rd., died at his home Friday evening. He was born in Denmark December 3, 1886, the son of Kristian and Elsie Petersen Nelsen and was a farmer most of his life, living in the Ionia area since 1924. Mr. Nelsen was a member of St. Johns Lutheran church in Ionia. He married the former Thora Christensen in Denmark May 18, 1915 and served with the Danish army in World War I. Survivors include his wife; one son, Peter Chirstensen of Illinois; one daughter, Mrs. Karen Rose of Saranac; one brother Peter C. Nelsen of Nebraska; one sister, Anna Hansen of Denmark; eight grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Services are Tuesday at 1 pm from the St. Johns Lutheran church with Pastor Leo Kostizen officiating. Burial is in Saranac cemetery. The family will receive friends and relatives at the Roetman-Lake funeral home Monday 2 to 4 and 7 to 8:30 pm. A memorial fund is established for St. Johns Lutheran Church. Additional Comments: Services: Tuesday, 22 August, 1978 Saranac cemetery File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/n/nelsen33237nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb