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Harry B. Nelson

Birth	:	10 Jan 1896 Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Death	:	4 Jun 1974 Akron, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Riverside Cemetery, Akron, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.8367004, -96.5453033
Description	:	Rites held for Harry Nelson long-time Akron businessman Harry J. Nelson, 78, longtime operator of Nelson Hatchery, died Monday, June 4, 1974 at the Akron nursing home after a lengthy illness. Services were held at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 6 at the United Methodist church with Rev. Ralph Burdette officiating. Burial was in the Riverside cemetery. Graveside services were conducted by Freedom Lodge 435 AF&AM of Akron and military graveside services were conducted by Hoschler American Legion post of Akron. Pallbearers were Milton Anderson, Stanley Anderson, Curtis Lewison, Jr., Russell Anderson, Cyril Larsen and Fred Claesson,... Read More	Rites held for Harry Nelson long-time Akron businessman Harry J. Nelson, 78, longtime operator of Nelson Hatchery, died Monday, June 4, 1974 at the Akron nursing home after a lengthy illness. Services were held at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 6 at the United Methodist church with Rev. Ralph Burdette officiating. Burial was in the Riverside cemetery. Graveside services were conducted by Freedom Lodge 435 AF&AM of Akron and military graveside services were conducted by Hoschler American Legion post of Akron. Pallbearers were Milton Anderson, Stanley Anderson, Curtis Lewison, Jr., Russell Anderson, Cyril Larsen and Fred Claesson, Jr.. Mr. Nelson was born January 10, 1896 at Middletown, Conn. He worked in a bank In Detroit for several years before en entering the army during World War l in 1918. He began farming in the Akron area. In 1929 he began operating the Nelson Hatchery in Akron and ran it until retiring in 1971 and moving to the nursing home. He married Lois Knapp December 22, 1925 at Onawa. She died in 1973. Mr. Nelson was a member of Freedom Lodge and the Sioux City Consistory and a 50-year member of the American Legion. He served on the Akron school board for several years. Survivors include a son, David, of Akron; a foster-son, Allen Vander Helm of Akron; two brothers, Ed of Westfield and Earnest of Falmouth, Mass.; three sisters, Mrs. Eber (Hed) Waterman of Kinsley, Mrs. Lester (Edith) Lee of Minneapolis and Mrs. Ruth Irwin of Los Angeles; and five grandchildren. Akron Register Tribune Thursday, June 13, 1974 Akron, Iowa

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Harry B. Nelson's memorial is located at: Riverside Cemetery, Akron, Plymouth County, USA.
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Harry B. Nelson death on 4 Jun 1974 in Akron, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.8367004
Longitude: -96.5453033

Family Members:

Parent

John Nelson

(1870 - 1945)

Ida Charlotte Karlson Nelson

(1872 - 1946)

Spouse

Lois E Knapp Nelson

(1897 - 1973)

Siblings

Ernest Edor Nelson Sr.

(1897 - 1983)

Edwin F. Nelson

(1898 - 1999)

Freddie Nelson

(1910 - 1924)

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