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Robert E Nelson

Birth	:	29 Jan 1927 Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	9 Feb 2007 Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Pilger Cemetery, Pilger, Stanton County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.0217018, -97.0591965
Description	:	Memorial services for Robert E. Nelson, 80, of Norfolk will be Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at Kuzelka-Minnick Funeral Home in Pilger with military rites by Norfolk American Legion Post 16 and VFW Post 1644 and with private burial at a later date. He died Friday, Feb. 9, 2007, at St. Joseph's Rehabilitation and Care Center. Robert E. Nelson was born Jan. 29, 1927, at Norfolk to Walter A. and Lillian M. (Neutz) Nelson. He attended Stanton County rural School District 7 and graduated from Pilger High School in 1944. Robert began taking classes at the University of Nebraska... Read More	Memorial services for Robert E. Nelson, 80, of Norfolk will be Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at Kuzelka-Minnick Funeral Home in Pilger with military rites by Norfolk American Legion Post 16 and VFW Post 1644 and with private burial at a later date. He died Friday, Feb. 9, 2007, at St. Joseph's Rehabilitation and Care Center. Robert E. Nelson was born Jan. 29, 1927, at Norfolk to Walter A. and Lillian M. (Neutz) Nelson. He attended Stanton County rural School District 7 and graduated from Pilger High School in 1944. Robert began taking classes at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and enlisted in the United States Army. He served in the United States Army Air Corps from 1945 to 1947. After being discharged he returned and continued his education at the University of Nebraska, earning a degree in engineering. On April 17, 1949, he was united in marriage to Joy Carrico at Mount Olive Lutheran Church in Norfolk. In 1952, he began his 30-year career with the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a field representative with the Soil Conservation Service. He received further training at its soils lab and became an earthen dam inspector, serving in Pennsylvania and Oregon before retiring. After retirement he was asked to develop and compose a training manual for new conservation officers on soil management and went all over the United States on these training assignments. Robert was a lifetime member of the VFW Winter Munson Post 1644 of Norfolk and enjoyed operating his ham radio equipment. Survivors include his wife, Joy Nelson of Norfolk; children, Barbara and husband Joe Sylvester of Sherman, Texas, Kristine and husband Ron Davis of Oklahoma City, Okla., and Bradley and wife Angela; and 13 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and one great-grandchild. There will be lunch served at the Norfolk VFW Club following the service.

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Robert E Nelson's memorial is located at: Pilger Cemetery, Pilger, Stanton County, USA.
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Robert E Nelson death on 9 Feb 2007 in Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 42.0217018
Longitude: -97.0591965

Family Members:

Parent

Walter Arthur Nelson

(1896 - 1988)

Lillian M. Nutz Nelson

(1903 - 1991)

Spouse

Joy Carrico Nelson

(1929 - 2020)

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