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Lois Burdell Berg Nelson

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Birth	:	29 Oct 1924 Mitchell, Davison County, South Dakota, USA
Death	:	28 Apr 2008 Woonsocket, Sanborn County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Trinity Cemetery, Letcher, Sanborn County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.8652670, -98.2906340
Description	:	Lois Burdell Nelson was born October 29, 1924 at Mitchell, to John and Alida (Thompson) Berg of rural Mount Vernon. She attended Christopher Country School and graduated from Letcher High School in 1942. She was an accomplished pianist and accompanied her children and many other singing groups for over sixty years. Burdell graduated from the Methodist School of Nursing in Mitchell as a Registered Nurse in 1946. On June 30, 1946, she married Theodore John Nelson at the Trinity Lutheran Church. She and Ted had three sons in four years and later had a daughter and another son.... Read More	Lois Burdell Nelson was born October 29, 1924 at Mitchell, to John and Alida (Thompson) Berg of rural Mount Vernon. She attended Christopher Country School and graduated from Letcher High School in 1942. She was an accomplished pianist and accompanied her children and many other singing groups for over sixty years. Burdell graduated from the Methodist School of Nursing in Mitchell as a Registered Nurse in 1946. On June 30, 1946, she married Theodore John Nelson at the Trinity Lutheran Church. She and Ted had three sons in four years and later had a daughter and another son. She became Director of Nursing at the Storla Sunset Home in 1962 and was named the Administrator in 1970. She received state wide recognition for the financial well being of the Storla Sunset Home for maintaining nearly 100% occupancy. In 1990 Burdell retired and they moved to Mitchell. She was a lifetime member of the Trinity Lutheran Church, also a member of WCTU, John Birch Society and an active member of the Republican Party. She is survived by five children: Ted Nelson Jr. and his wife, Pat of Letcher; Milton Nelson and his wife, Sandra of Mitchell; Dr. John Nelson of Spearfish; Janet Markhardt and husband, Tim of Sioux Falls; and Calvin Nelson of Redfield; eight grandchildren: Drew Markhardt; Wynn Markhardt; Bjorn Nelson; Chelsea Nelson; Elliot Nelson; Hans Nelson; Jason Nelson and his wife, Tiffany; Steve Nelson and his wife, Angela and two great-grandchildren, Joseph and Elizabeth Nelson; one brother, Lowell Berg and his wife, Pearl of Mitchell and two sisters-in-law, Violet Berg of Greenville, NC and Rosaline Nelson Battson and husband, Art of San Diego, CA. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ted, one brother, Arland, a grandson, Mark Nelson and her parents. Her service will be Saturday, May 2, 2008, at Trinity Lutheran Church, rural Letcher. Burial will be in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery. Arrangements by Bittner Funeral Chapel.

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Lois Burdell Berg Nelson death on 28 Apr 2008 in Woonsocket, Sanborn County, South Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 43.8652670
Longitude: -98.2906340

Family Members:

Parent

John Berg

(1897 - 1970)

Alida Berg

(1901 - 1994)

Spouse

Theodore “Ted” Nelson Sr.

(1920 - 2006)

Siblings

Lowell Delbert Berg

(1926 - 2011)

Lowell Delbert Berg

(1926 - 2011)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Trinity Cemetery
Letcher, Sanborn County, USA
Coordinate: 43.8652670, -98.2906340

2. Victor Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.8185100, -98.3067000

3. Union Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.9013700, -98.4117500

4. West Lawn Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.8955600, -98.1527600

5. Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.7612090, -98.2861340

6. Saint Scholasticas Cemetery
Letcher, Sanborn County, USA
Coordinate: 43.8964600, -98.1526900

7. Knutson Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.7531013, -98.3657990

8. German Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.9805984, -98.4013977

9. Mount Vernon Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.7182999, -98.2466965

10. Feistner Cemetery
Lane, Jerauld County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0102997, -98.3707962

11. Solberg Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.9808006, -98.4507980

12. Quaker Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.7016983, -98.3249969

13. Charity Cemetery
Jerauld County, USA
Coordinate: 43.9653015, -98.4744034

14. Butler Cemetery
Letcher, Sanborn County, USA
Coordinate: 43.9169006, -98.0503006

15. Pioneers of 1882 Cemetery
Woonsocket, Sanborn County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0539060, -98.2914040

16. Plankinton Cemetery
Plankinton, Aurora County, USA
Coordinate: 43.7214012, -98.4638977

17. Saint Johns Cemetery
Plankinton, Aurora County, USA
Coordinate: 43.7214012, -98.4682999

18. Eventide Cemetery
Woonsocket, Sanborn County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0600014, -98.2842026

19. Saint Wilfrid Cemetery
Woonsocket, Sanborn County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0602989, -98.2878036

20. Viola Valley Cemetery
Jerauld County, USA
Coordinate: 43.9947014, -98.5111008

21. Servicemens Memorial Cemetery
Mitchell, Davison County, USA
Coordinate: 43.7333800, -98.0377000

22. Graceland Cemetery
Mitchell, Davison County, USA
Coordinate: 43.7312100, -98.0353500

23. American Legion Cemetery
Mitchell, Davison County, USA
Coordinate: 43.7318000, -98.0336100

24. Calvary Cemetery
Mitchell, Davison County, USA
Coordinate: 43.7312500, -98.0330200