Nila Jean (Thompson) Matzen, 91
November 5, 1927 ~ May 15, 2019
Nila Jean was born in Blair, Nebraska on November 5, 1927 to Neal and Selma (Andersen) Thompson. She attended Blair High School, graduating in 1945.
On June 8, 1947, she married Marlin R. Matzen at the Lutheran Church in Kennard, Nebraska. They were blessed with three children: Deborah, Jeffrey and Bradley.
Nila and Marlin made their home in Blair, Nebraska. Nila worked in the Blair Schools in the lunch program and at Dana College in the Cafeteria. She was a lifetime member of First Christian Church, now known as Hillside Christian. Nila enjoyed reading and crossword puzzles.
Nila Jean (Thompson) Matzen, age 91 of Blair, Nebraska, passed away May 15, 2019 at Immanuel Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska.
Nila was preceded in death by her husband Marlin, son Jeffrey, her parents, siblings: Harley “HV”, Lowell “LD” and Elton “ET”, also Mildred Wallace and Alice Madsen.
Left to cherish her memory are her children: Deborah (Larry) Blaydes and Bradley (Angie) Matzen; sister Gloria Jensen; sisters-in-law Judy Thompson of Blair and Arelene Thompson; grandchildren: Kyle (Vanessa) Matzen, Ryan Matzen and Jenna Matzen; great grandchildren: Aaliyah, Eliyahu and Yosef.
Services will be held Saturday, May 18, 2019 at 10:00 AM at Hillside Christian Church in Blair. Burial will follow in the Blair Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday, May 17, 2019 at Campbell Aman Funeral Home from 6 to 8 PM.
Funeral Leaflet
Matzen, Nila Jean 5/15/2019
Funeral Leaflet
In Loving Memory of Nila Jean Matzen
Born November 5, 1927 Blair, Nebraska; Entered Into Rest May 15, 2019 Omaha, Nebraska
Funeral Services 10:00AM Saturday, May 18, 2019 Hillside Christian Church, Blair, Nebraska. Officiating: Pastor Kenneth Begg. Organist: Clare Cowing. Vocalists: Amy Jensen, Charles & Betty Pille. Musical Selections: “It Is Well With My Soul”; “Amazing Grace”
Pallbearers: Tom Jensen, Philip Jensen, John Jensen, Steve Madsen, Monte Wright, Mauri Wright, Sam Wright, Doug Madsen
Graveside Service: Blair Cemetery, Blair, Nebraska
Campbell-Aman Funeral Home in service to the family.
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from obituary courtesy of Campbell-Aman Funeral Home, Blair, Nebraska; funeral leaflet courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings and leaflets on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library
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November 5, 1927 ~ May 15, 2019
Nila Jean was born in Blair, Nebraska on November 5, 1927 to Neal and Selma (Andersen) Thompson. She attended Blair High School, graduating in 1945.
On June 8, 1947, she married Marlin R. Matzen at the Lutheran Church in Kennard, Nebraska. They were blessed with three children: Deborah, Jeffrey and Bradley.
Nila and Marlin made their home in Blair, Nebraska. Nila worked in the Blair Schools in the lunch program and at Dana College in the Cafeteria. She was a lifetime member of First Christian Church, now known as Hillside Christian. Nila enjoyed reading and crossword puzzles.
Nila Jean (Thompson) Matzen, age 91 of Blair, Nebraska, passed away May 15, 2019 at Immanuel Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska.
Nila was preceded in death by her husband Marlin, son Jeffrey, her parents, siblings: Harley “HV”, Lowell “LD” and Elton “ET”, also Mildred Wallace and Alice Madsen.
Left to cherish her memory are her children: Deborah (Larry) Blaydes and Bradley (Angie) Matzen; sister Gloria Jensen; sisters-in-law Judy Thompson of Blair and Arelene Thompson; grandchildren: Kyle (Vanessa) Matzen, Ryan Matzen and Jenna Matzen; great grandchildren: Aaliyah, Eliyahu and Yosef.
Services will be held Saturday, May 18, 2019 at 10:00 AM at Hillside Christian Church in Blair. Burial will follow in the Blair Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday, May 17, 2019 at Campbell Aman Funeral Home from 6 to 8 PM.
Funeral Leaflet
Matzen, Nila Jean 5/15/2019
Funeral Leaflet
In Loving Memory of Nila Jean Matzen
Born November 5, 1927 Blair, Nebraska; Entered Into Rest May 15, 2019 Omaha, Nebraska
Funeral Services 10:00AM Saturday, May 18, 2019 Hillside Christian Church, Blair, Nebraska. Officiating: Pastor Kenneth Begg. Organist: Clare Cowing. Vocalists: Amy Jensen, Charles & Betty Pille. Musical Selections: “It Is Well With My Soul”; “Amazing Grace”
Pallbearers: Tom Jensen, Philip Jensen, John Jensen, Steve Madsen, Monte Wright, Mauri Wright, Sam Wright, Doug Madsen
Graveside Service: Blair Cemetery, Blair, Nebraska
Campbell-Aman Funeral Home in service to the family.
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from obituary courtesy of Campbell-Aman Funeral Home, Blair, Nebraska; funeral leaflet courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings and leaflets on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library
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Nila Jean (Thompson) Matzen, 91
November 5, 1927 ~ May 15, 2019
Nila Jean was born in Blair, Nebraska on November 5, 1927 to Neal and Selma (Andersen) Thompson. She attended Blair High School, graduating in 1945.
On June 8, 1947, she married Marlin R. Matzen at the Lutheran Church in Kennard, Nebraska. They were blessed with three children: Deborah, Jeffrey and Bradley.
Nila and Marlin made their home in Blair, Nebraska. Nila worked in the Blair Schools in the lunch program and at Dana College in the Cafeteria. She was a lifetime member of First Christian Church, now known as Hillside Christian. Nila enjoyed reading and crossword puzzles.
Nila Jean (Thompson) Matzen, age 91 of Blair, Nebraska, passed away May 15, 2019 at Immanuel Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska.
Nila was preceded in death by her husband Marlin, son Jeffrey, her parents, siblings: Harley “HV”, Lowell “LD” and Elton “ET”, also Mildred Wallace and Alice Madsen.
Left to cherish her memory are her children: Deborah (Larry) Blaydes and Bradley (Angie) Matzen; sister Gloria Jensen; sisters-in-law Judy Thompson of Blair and Arelene Thompson; grandchildren: Kyle (Vanessa) Matzen, Ryan Matzen and Jenna Matzen; great grandchildren: Aaliyah, Eliyahu and Yosef.
Services will be held Saturday, May 18, 2019 at 10:00 AM at Hillside Christian Church in Blair. Burial will follow in the Blair Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday, May 17, 2019 at Campbell Aman Funeral Home from 6 to 8 PM.
Funeral Leaflet
Matzen, Nila Jean 5/15/2019
Funeral Leaflet
In Loving Memory of Nila Jean Matzen
Born November 5, 1927 Blair, Nebraska; Entered Into Rest May 15, 2019 Omaha, Nebraska
Funeral Services 10:00AM Saturday, May 18, 2019 Hillside Christian Church, Blair, Nebraska. Officiating: Pastor Kenneth Begg. Organist: Clare Cowing. Vocalists: Amy Jensen, Charles & Betty Pille. Musical Selections: “It Is Well With My Soul”; “Amazing Grace”
Pallbearers: Tom Jensen, Philip Jensen, John Jensen, Steve Madsen, Monte Wright, Mauri Wright, Sam Wright, Doug Madsen
Graveside Service: Blair Cemetery, Blair, Nebraska
Campbell-Aman Funeral Home in service to the family.
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from obituary courtesy of Campbell-Aman Funeral Home, Blair, Nebraska; funeral leaflet courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings and leaflets on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library
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November 5, 1927 ~ May 15, 2019
Nila Jean was born in Blair, Nebraska on November 5, 1927 to Neal and Selma (Andersen) Thompson. She attended Blair High School, graduating in 1945.
On June 8, 1947, she married Marlin R. Matzen at the Lutheran Church in Kennard, Nebraska. They were blessed with three children: Deborah, Jeffrey and Bradley.
Nila and Marlin made their home in Blair, Nebraska. Nila worked in the Blair Schools in the lunch program and at Dana College in the Cafeteria. She was a lifetime member of First Christian Church, now known as Hillside Christian. Nila enjoyed reading and crossword puzzles.
Nila Jean (Thompson) Matzen, age 91 of Blair, Nebraska, passed away May 15, 2019 at Immanuel Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska.
Nila was preceded in death by her husband Marlin, son Jeffrey, her parents, siblings: Harley “HV”, Lowell “LD” and Elton “ET”, also Mildred Wallace and Alice Madsen.
Left to cherish her memory are her children: Deborah (Larry) Blaydes and Bradley (Angie) Matzen; sister Gloria Jensen; sisters-in-law Judy Thompson of Blair and Arelene Thompson; grandchildren: Kyle (Vanessa) Matzen, Ryan Matzen and Jenna Matzen; great grandchildren: Aaliyah, Eliyahu and Yosef.
Services will be held Saturday, May 18, 2019 at 10:00 AM at Hillside Christian Church in Blair. Burial will follow in the Blair Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday, May 17, 2019 at Campbell Aman Funeral Home from 6 to 8 PM.
Funeral Leaflet
Matzen, Nila Jean 5/15/2019
Funeral Leaflet
In Loving Memory of Nila Jean Matzen
Born November 5, 1927 Blair, Nebraska; Entered Into Rest May 15, 2019 Omaha, Nebraska
Funeral Services 10:00AM Saturday, May 18, 2019 Hillside Christian Church, Blair, Nebraska. Officiating: Pastor Kenneth Begg. Organist: Clare Cowing. Vocalists: Amy Jensen, Charles & Betty Pille. Musical Selections: “It Is Well With My Soul”; “Amazing Grace”
Pallbearers: Tom Jensen, Philip Jensen, John Jensen, Steve Madsen, Monte Wright, Mauri Wright, Sam Wright, Doug Madsen
Graveside Service: Blair Cemetery, Blair, Nebraska
Campbell-Aman Funeral Home in service to the family.
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from obituary courtesy of Campbell-Aman Funeral Home, Blair, Nebraska; funeral leaflet courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings and leaflets on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library
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