Funeral services for Maxine Nielsen, age 86 of Kennard, Nebraska will be held at 10:30 Tuesday April 2nd, 2013 at Emmaus Lutheran Church in Kennard. Burial will be held in the Kennard Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Campbell Aman Funeral Home beginning at 2:00PM Monday April 1st, with family receiving friends from 6:00 to 8:00PM, and a prayer service at 7:00PM. Maxine died March 27th, 2013 at Immanuel Hospital in Omaha
Maxine Lillian Nielsen was born on February 28th, 1927 in Blair, Nebraska to Otto and Margaret (Wiese) Voss. She attended Peaceful Hill School for 8 years and then attended Bennington High School. She was Baptized and Confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church in Bennington. Maxine worked as a nanny in Omaha, then went to work as a clerk/cashier for Virginia Dare and Herzbergs department stores until the fall of 1945. She then came home to help her father pick corn. On February 20th, 1946 she was united in marriage in Omaha to Louis Nielsen. Into this union, two children were born. They lived in the Blair area until 1950, and then settled in Kennard. She worked as a baby sitter and at The Midway Café. In 1969 she was offered a job as a substitute clerk in the Kennard Post Office. She later took her civil service test, passed and began her new career with the U.S. Postal Service. She worked at the Kennard, Blair and Fort Calhoun Post Offices and was also a substitute rural route carrier for five and a half years, and then worked at the Boys Town post office as a part time clerk. In 1984 she was appointed Postmaster of the Kennard post office. She retired from the postal service on November 30th 1990 after 26 years of dedicated service.
She was a member of Emmaus Lutheran Church in Kennard. She was an active officer of The Kennard Community Club during its existence. She enjoyed spending time with her family, camping, quilting, volunteer work, and traveling with Louis.
She is survived by her daughter Carol (Darrel) Timperley of Norfolk, daughter in law Roxanne Nielsen of Kennard, grandchildren; Amy Allen and Jim Beck of Norfolk, Abby Allen of Kennard, Ann Allen and Chris Schumacher of Kennard, Niki and Ernie Shear of Scranton, ND, Denise and Bryan Spilinek of Fremont, Brian and Aubrey Nielsen of Kennard, Kylee Nielsen of Kennard, Bryce Nielsen of Kennard, 5 great grandchildren, sister in law Jennilou (Sheldon) Warrick of Blair, along with several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband Louis, son Dennis "Buckshot" Nielsen, brother Clarence Voss, sisters Bernice Enger, Viola Schneekloth, Irene Schmidt, Ann Knutzen and Leona Voss.
Memorials may be directed to Emmaus Lutheran Church, or Kennard Volunteer Fire and Rescue.
CAMPBELL AMAN FUNERAL HOME
444 South 17th Street
Blair, NE 68008
(402) 426-2191 (402) 426-2191
Funeral Leaflet
In Loving Memory of Maxine Lillian Nielsen
Born February 28, 1927 Blair, Nebraska; Entered Into Rest March 27th, 2013 Omaha, Nebraska
Funeral Service 10:30 AM Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013 Emmaus Lutheran Church, Kennard, Nebraska. Officiating: Pastor Linda Walz, Pastor Dave Collins. Organist: Karen Dickey. Congregational Selections: “He Lives”, “As You Go On Your Way”
Pallbearers: Abby Allen, Amy Allen, Ann Allen, Brian Nielsen, Bryce Nielsen, Kylee Nielsen, Niki Shear, Denise Spilinek
Honorary Pallbearers: Andrew Allen, Chris Schumacher, Jim Beck, Aubrey Nielsen, Brock Nielsen, MaKenna Nielsen, Bryan Spilinek, Kami Spilinek, Kiera Spilinek, Bradley Warrick, Kevin Warrick, Ernie Shear
Graveside Services: Kennard Cemetery, Kennard, Nebraska
~~~Obituaries and funeral leaflet courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings and leaflets on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska. ~~~
Maxine Lillian Nielsen was born on February 28th, 1927 in Blair, Nebraska to Otto and Margaret (Wiese) Voss. She attended Peaceful Hill School for 8 years and then attended Bennington High School. She was Baptized and Confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church in Bennington. Maxine worked as a nanny in Omaha, then went to work as a clerk/cashier for Virginia Dare and Herzbergs department stores until the fall of 1945. She then came home to help her father pick corn. On February 20th, 1946 she was united in marriage in Omaha to Louis Nielsen. Into this union, two children were born. They lived in the Blair area until 1950, and then settled in Kennard. She worked as a baby sitter and at The Midway Café. In 1969 she was offered a job as a substitute clerk in the Kennard Post Office. She later took her civil service test, passed and began her new career with the U.S. Postal Service. She worked at the Kennard, Blair and Fort Calhoun Post Offices and was also a substitute rural route carrier for five and a half years, and then worked at the Boys Town post office as a part time clerk. In 1984 she was appointed Postmaster of the Kennard post office. She retired from the postal service on November 30th 1990 after 26 years of dedicated service.
She was a member of Emmaus Lutheran Church in Kennard. She was an active officer of The Kennard Community Club during its existence. She enjoyed spending time with her family, camping, quilting, volunteer work, and traveling with Louis.
She is survived by her daughter Carol (Darrel) Timperley of Norfolk, daughter in law Roxanne Nielsen of Kennard, grandchildren; Amy Allen and Jim Beck of Norfolk, Abby Allen of Kennard, Ann Allen and Chris Schumacher of Kennard, Niki and Ernie Shear of Scranton, ND, Denise and Bryan Spilinek of Fremont, Brian and Aubrey Nielsen of Kennard, Kylee Nielsen of Kennard, Bryce Nielsen of Kennard, 5 great grandchildren, sister in law Jennilou (Sheldon) Warrick of Blair, along with several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband Louis, son Dennis "Buckshot" Nielsen, brother Clarence Voss, sisters Bernice Enger, Viola Schneekloth, Irene Schmidt, Ann Knutzen and Leona Voss.
Memorials may be directed to Emmaus Lutheran Church, or Kennard Volunteer Fire and Rescue.
CAMPBELL AMAN FUNERAL HOME
444 South 17th Street
Blair, NE 68008
(402) 426-2191 (402) 426-2191
Funeral Leaflet
In Loving Memory of Maxine Lillian Nielsen
Born February 28, 1927 Blair, Nebraska; Entered Into Rest March 27th, 2013 Omaha, Nebraska
Funeral Service 10:30 AM Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013 Emmaus Lutheran Church, Kennard, Nebraska. Officiating: Pastor Linda Walz, Pastor Dave Collins. Organist: Karen Dickey. Congregational Selections: “He Lives”, “As You Go On Your Way”
Pallbearers: Abby Allen, Amy Allen, Ann Allen, Brian Nielsen, Bryce Nielsen, Kylee Nielsen, Niki Shear, Denise Spilinek
Honorary Pallbearers: Andrew Allen, Chris Schumacher, Jim Beck, Aubrey Nielsen, Brock Nielsen, MaKenna Nielsen, Bryan Spilinek, Kami Spilinek, Kiera Spilinek, Bradley Warrick, Kevin Warrick, Ernie Shear
Graveside Services: Kennard Cemetery, Kennard, Nebraska
~~~Obituaries and funeral leaflet courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings and leaflets on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska. ~~~
Funeral services for Maxine Nielsen, age 86 of Kennard, Nebraska will be held at 10:30 Tuesday April 2nd, 2013 at Emmaus Lutheran Church in Kennard. Burial will be held in the Kennard Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Campbell Aman Funeral Home beginning at 2:00PM Monday April 1st, with family receiving friends from 6:00 to 8:00PM, and a prayer service at 7:00PM. Maxine died March 27th, 2013 at Immanuel Hospital in Omaha
Maxine Lillian Nielsen was born on February 28th, 1927 in Blair, Nebraska to Otto and Margaret (Wiese) Voss. She attended Peaceful Hill School for 8 years and then attended Bennington High School. She was Baptized and Confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church in Bennington. Maxine worked as a nanny in Omaha, then went to work as a clerk/cashier for Virginia Dare and Herzbergs department stores until the fall of 1945. She then came home to help her father pick corn. On February 20th, 1946 she was united in marriage in Omaha to Louis Nielsen. Into this union, two children were born. They lived in the Blair area until 1950, and then settled in Kennard. She worked as a baby sitter and at The Midway Café. In 1969 she was offered a job as a substitute clerk in the Kennard Post Office. She later took her civil service test, passed and began her new career with the U.S. Postal Service. She worked at the Kennard, Blair and Fort Calhoun Post Offices and was also a substitute rural route carrier for five and a half years, and then worked at the Boys Town post office as a part time clerk. In 1984 she was appointed Postmaster of the Kennard post office. She retired from the postal service on November 30th 1990 after 26 years of dedicated service.
She was a member of Emmaus Lutheran Church in Kennard. She was an active officer of The Kennard Community Club during its existence. She enjoyed spending time with her family, camping, quilting, volunteer work, and traveling with Louis.
She is survived by her daughter Carol (Darrel) Timperley of Norfolk, daughter in law Roxanne Nielsen of Kennard, grandchildren; Amy Allen and Jim Beck of Norfolk, Abby Allen of Kennard, Ann Allen and Chris Schumacher of Kennard, Niki and Ernie Shear of Scranton, ND, Denise and Bryan Spilinek of Fremont, Brian and Aubrey Nielsen of Kennard, Kylee Nielsen of Kennard, Bryce Nielsen of Kennard, 5 great grandchildren, sister in law Jennilou (Sheldon) Warrick of Blair, along with several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband Louis, son Dennis "Buckshot" Nielsen, brother Clarence Voss, sisters Bernice Enger, Viola Schneekloth, Irene Schmidt, Ann Knutzen and Leona Voss.
Memorials may be directed to Emmaus Lutheran Church, or Kennard Volunteer Fire and Rescue.
CAMPBELL AMAN FUNERAL HOME
444 South 17th Street
Blair, NE 68008
(402) 426-2191 (402) 426-2191
Funeral Leaflet
In Loving Memory of Maxine Lillian Nielsen
Born February 28, 1927 Blair, Nebraska; Entered Into Rest March 27th, 2013 Omaha, Nebraska
Funeral Service 10:30 AM Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013 Emmaus Lutheran Church, Kennard, Nebraska. Officiating: Pastor Linda Walz, Pastor Dave Collins. Organist: Karen Dickey. Congregational Selections: “He Lives”, “As You Go On Your Way”
Pallbearers: Abby Allen, Amy Allen, Ann Allen, Brian Nielsen, Bryce Nielsen, Kylee Nielsen, Niki Shear, Denise Spilinek
Honorary Pallbearers: Andrew Allen, Chris Schumacher, Jim Beck, Aubrey Nielsen, Brock Nielsen, MaKenna Nielsen, Bryan Spilinek, Kami Spilinek, Kiera Spilinek, Bradley Warrick, Kevin Warrick, Ernie Shear
Graveside Services: Kennard Cemetery, Kennard, Nebraska
~~~Obituaries and funeral leaflet courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings and leaflets on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska. ~~~
Maxine Lillian Nielsen was born on February 28th, 1927 in Blair, Nebraska to Otto and Margaret (Wiese) Voss. She attended Peaceful Hill School for 8 years and then attended Bennington High School. She was Baptized and Confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church in Bennington. Maxine worked as a nanny in Omaha, then went to work as a clerk/cashier for Virginia Dare and Herzbergs department stores until the fall of 1945. She then came home to help her father pick corn. On February 20th, 1946 she was united in marriage in Omaha to Louis Nielsen. Into this union, two children were born. They lived in the Blair area until 1950, and then settled in Kennard. She worked as a baby sitter and at The Midway Café. In 1969 she was offered a job as a substitute clerk in the Kennard Post Office. She later took her civil service test, passed and began her new career with the U.S. Postal Service. She worked at the Kennard, Blair and Fort Calhoun Post Offices and was also a substitute rural route carrier for five and a half years, and then worked at the Boys Town post office as a part time clerk. In 1984 she was appointed Postmaster of the Kennard post office. She retired from the postal service on November 30th 1990 after 26 years of dedicated service.
She was a member of Emmaus Lutheran Church in Kennard. She was an active officer of The Kennard Community Club during its existence. She enjoyed spending time with her family, camping, quilting, volunteer work, and traveling with Louis.
She is survived by her daughter Carol (Darrel) Timperley of Norfolk, daughter in law Roxanne Nielsen of Kennard, grandchildren; Amy Allen and Jim Beck of Norfolk, Abby Allen of Kennard, Ann Allen and Chris Schumacher of Kennard, Niki and Ernie Shear of Scranton, ND, Denise and Bryan Spilinek of Fremont, Brian and Aubrey Nielsen of Kennard, Kylee Nielsen of Kennard, Bryce Nielsen of Kennard, 5 great grandchildren, sister in law Jennilou (Sheldon) Warrick of Blair, along with several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband Louis, son Dennis "Buckshot" Nielsen, brother Clarence Voss, sisters Bernice Enger, Viola Schneekloth, Irene Schmidt, Ann Knutzen and Leona Voss.
Memorials may be directed to Emmaus Lutheran Church, or Kennard Volunteer Fire and Rescue.
CAMPBELL AMAN FUNERAL HOME
444 South 17th Street
Blair, NE 68008
(402) 426-2191 (402) 426-2191
Funeral Leaflet
In Loving Memory of Maxine Lillian Nielsen
Born February 28, 1927 Blair, Nebraska; Entered Into Rest March 27th, 2013 Omaha, Nebraska
Funeral Service 10:30 AM Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013 Emmaus Lutheran Church, Kennard, Nebraska. Officiating: Pastor Linda Walz, Pastor Dave Collins. Organist: Karen Dickey. Congregational Selections: “He Lives”, “As You Go On Your Way”
Pallbearers: Abby Allen, Amy Allen, Ann Allen, Brian Nielsen, Bryce Nielsen, Kylee Nielsen, Niki Shear, Denise Spilinek
Honorary Pallbearers: Andrew Allen, Chris Schumacher, Jim Beck, Aubrey Nielsen, Brock Nielsen, MaKenna Nielsen, Bryan Spilinek, Kami Spilinek, Kiera Spilinek, Bradley Warrick, Kevin Warrick, Ernie Shear
Graveside Services: Kennard Cemetery, Kennard, Nebraska
~~~Obituaries and funeral leaflet courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings and leaflets on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska. ~~~
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