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Ella <I>Flake</I> Nelson

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Ella Flake Nelson

Birth
Washington County, Nebraska, USA
Death
23 Feb 1986 (aged 92)
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Blair, Washington County, Nebraska, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.54965, Longitude: -96.11958
Plot
Block: 103 Lot: 3 Grave: 9
Memorial ID
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Ella Nelson

Ella Nelson, 92, of Des Moines, Iowa, formerly of Blair, died February 23, 1986, in Des Moines. Services for Mrs. Nelson will be Wednesday, February 26, 11 a.m., at First Lutheran Church in Blair, the Rev. Kurt Sortland officiating. Burial will be in the Blair Cemetery.

Mrs. Nelson was born on a farm near Spiker on March 18, 1893, the daughter of Wilhelm and Wilhelmine Flake.

She married Oscar Nelson on May 7, 1919 in Woodbury County, Iowa. They lived in Cedar County, Nebraska, until 1932 when they moved to Washington County.

In the fall of 1974, Mrs. Nelson moved into the Good Shepherd Home in Blair and in 1979 moved to care facilities in Des Moines.

Survivors include one son, Rolland Nelson of Des Moines, his wife, Winifred and five grand-children.

She was preceded in death by her husband in 1938, eight sisters and three brothers.

Campbell Funeral Home of Blair is in charge of arrangements.

Memorial Card

IN MEMORY Ella Nelson

BORN March 18, 1893 Spiker, Nebraska

DIED February 23, 1986 Des Moines, Iowa

SERVICES 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 26, 1986 First Lutheran Church, Blair, Nebraska

OFFICIATING Rev. Carl Schattauer, Jr.

ORGANIST Clare Cowing MUSIC “Canon in D’ by Pachelbel Played by Jean Pogemiller

CONGREGATIONAL HYMNS 107 – “Beneath The Cross of Jesus” 474 “Children of the Heavenly Father”

CASKET BEARERS Allen Boschult, Darrel Flake, Leslie Kruger, Bob Schultz

GRAVESIDE SERVICES Blair Cemetery Blair, Nebraska

~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~










Nelson's buried in Block 103, Lot 3:

Rolland, 1920-2004, grave 8
Ella, 1893-1986, grave 9
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Known Siblings:

Fred Flake, # 113635705
Emma Kruger, # 74314153
Clara Gosker, # 9331244
Louise Bockerman,
Ella Nelson

Ella Nelson, 92, of Des Moines, Iowa, formerly of Blair, died February 23, 1986, in Des Moines. Services for Mrs. Nelson will be Wednesday, February 26, 11 a.m., at First Lutheran Church in Blair, the Rev. Kurt Sortland officiating. Burial will be in the Blair Cemetery.

Mrs. Nelson was born on a farm near Spiker on March 18, 1893, the daughter of Wilhelm and Wilhelmine Flake.

She married Oscar Nelson on May 7, 1919 in Woodbury County, Iowa. They lived in Cedar County, Nebraska, until 1932 when they moved to Washington County.

In the fall of 1974, Mrs. Nelson moved into the Good Shepherd Home in Blair and in 1979 moved to care facilities in Des Moines.

Survivors include one son, Rolland Nelson of Des Moines, his wife, Winifred and five grand-children.

She was preceded in death by her husband in 1938, eight sisters and three brothers.

Campbell Funeral Home of Blair is in charge of arrangements.

Memorial Card

IN MEMORY Ella Nelson

BORN March 18, 1893 Spiker, Nebraska

DIED February 23, 1986 Des Moines, Iowa

SERVICES 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 26, 1986 First Lutheran Church, Blair, Nebraska

OFFICIATING Rev. Carl Schattauer, Jr.

ORGANIST Clare Cowing MUSIC “Canon in D’ by Pachelbel Played by Jean Pogemiller

CONGREGATIONAL HYMNS 107 – “Beneath The Cross of Jesus” 474 “Children of the Heavenly Father”

CASKET BEARERS Allen Boschult, Darrel Flake, Leslie Kruger, Bob Schultz

GRAVESIDE SERVICES Blair Cemetery Blair, Nebraska

~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~










Nelson's buried in Block 103, Lot 3:

Rolland, 1920-2004, grave 8
Ella, 1893-1986, grave 9
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~



Known Siblings:

Fred Flake, # 113635705
Emma Kruger, # 74314153
Clara Gosker, # 9331244
Louise Bockerman,


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  • Created by: Sheila
  • Added: Apr 30, 2013
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/109785309/ella-nelson: accessed ), memorial page for Ella Flake Nelson (18 Mar 1893–23 Feb 1986), Find a Grave Memorial ID 109785309, citing Blair Cemetery, Blair, Washington County, Nebraska, USA; Maintained by Sheila (contributor 47702527).