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Eugene Roy “Gene” Nelson

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Birth	:	24 Jan 1926 Wausa, Knox County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	26 Jun 2017 Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery, Norfolk, Madison County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.0553017, -97.4282990
Description	:	NORFOLK — Memorial services for Eugene R. "Gene" Nelson, 91, of Norfolk, will be at a later date under the direction of Home for Funerals. He died Monday, June 26, 2017, at Heritage of Bel Air Nursing Home. Memorials may be directed to Heritage of Bel Air. ——— Eugene Roy Nelson was born to Roy A. and Hannah (Nyquist) Nelson on the family farm southwest of Wausa. He was baptized at Mission Covenant Church on May 8, 1926, and confirmed on May 28, 1939. A brother, Donald Adrian, joined the family on April 29, 1929. Read More	NORFOLK — Memorial services for Eugene R. "Gene" Nelson, 91, of Norfolk, will be at a later date under the direction of Home for Funerals. He died Monday, June 26, 2017, at Heritage of Bel Air Nursing Home. Memorials may be directed to Heritage of Bel Air. ——— Eugene Roy Nelson was born to Roy A. and Hannah (Nyquist) Nelson on the family farm southwest of Wausa. He was baptized at Mission Covenant Church on May 8, 1926, and confirmed on May 28, 1939. A brother, Donald Adrian, joined the family on April 29, 1929. Gene grew up speaking Swedish, learning from his grandmother who lived with them. He learned English when starting elementary school at District 124 South. In the fall of 1939, he started at Wausa High School, where he played in the band and was in vocal music and speech. He graduated in May of 1943. He graduated as salutatorian of his class but did not pursue higher education due to the war. He was needed on the farm during the summer and worked at Wilson Packing Plant in Omaha during the winter. He received his draft notice and reported for duty on June 6, 1945, at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. He was sent to Camp Fannin, Texas, which was an infantry camp. While on leave on Dec. 22, 1945, he married Nathalyn Krohn at Golgotha Lutheran Church. He was discharged on Dec. 6, l946. They moved back to Nebraska and attended Norfolk Junior College. After graduating from college, he was employed by the Federal Land Bank. In 1951, he went to work for Ballantyne's Furniture and remained there until 1990. A vacation was taken every year and traveled with a travel trailer from 1966 to 1972. After he retired more extensive traveling was done and all 50 states were visited, as well as Germany. The couple became members of Christ Lutheran Church in 1952. The Nelsons were among the first families, with Junior Pastor William Hassold, in starting Our Savior Lutheran Church on west Norfolk Avenue. He was active in both churches and sang in the choir at Our Savior Lutheran. He was also a member of the Norfolk Junior Chamber of Commerce and served as president and other offices. He was member of the tourism committee of the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, the Norfolk Building Exchange, and auditor of the United Fund and was a long time member of the Lions Club. He went into woodworking on retirement and made small tokens and ornaments at Christmastime. The couple built a new home in the fall of 1997. Gene provided supervisory advice to the construction. He is survived by his spouse of 71 years, Nathalyn; his four children, Adrienne and Dennis Hardt of Omaha, Candace Nelson of Omaha, Faythe Petersen of Norfolk and Ross and Shawne Nelson of Omaha; five grandchildren, Sarah and Gary Lovely of Omaha, Alexander and Katie Hardt of Omaha, Katherine and Scott Morrill of Lincoln, Hannah Nelson of Chicago, Ill., and Andrew Nelson of Omaha; and great-grandchildren, Hunter and Maxx Morrill, Annabelle and Grayson Lovely and Myles Hardt, as well as two stepgreat-grandchildren, Laura and Trevor Lovely.

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Eugene Roy “Gene” Nelson's memorial is located at: Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery, Norfolk, Madison County, USA.
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Eugene Roy “Gene” Nelson death on 26 Jun 2017 in Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 42.0553017
Longitude: -97.4282990

Family Members:

Parent

Roy Albert Nelson

(1899 - 1976)

Hannah Edith Nyquist Nelson

(1902 - 1980)

Spouse

Nathalyn Faye “Nathie” Krohn Nelson

(1927 - 2018)

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