Dwaine D. Nelson⁴ paternal line: (Aden³, Peter Nelson², Nils Larsson¹ ) from Sweden
His maternal line: (Edith C. Hedstrep², Anna Rasmussen¹)from Denmark
Dwaine Darold NELSON (65) b. July 6, 1926 Coteau, ND d. Oct. 10, 1991 Saskatoon, Canada, was the second of six children (Floyd, Dwaine, Rodney, Marilyn, Gerald, Marjorie) born to Aden Ernest Nelson and Edith Christine Hedstrep. He was a gifted in Music Educator, and began playing brass instruments in the family band as a pre-teen.
Dwaine went on to Minot State Teacher's College, Minot, ND where he majored in music and specialized in teaching brass. In college he met Lois LeFEBVRE. Lois was the daughter of William Victor LeFebvre (1900 - 1959) and Kathryn Winifred Sullivan LeFebvre (1895 - 1955)of Minot, ND. She was also studying music and specialized in piano. Both of Lois' parents are buried at Rosehill Memorial Park in Minot.
Dwaine & Lois married July 11, 1954 at his parent's farm near Couteau, Burk County, ND. They moved to Mohall, ND where Dwaine became the choral and instrumental music teacher at Mohall High and Middle School. Under his direction, the band took many state honors. Dwaine was active in the community where he also directed the choir at the Mohall Methodist Church. He was a highly respected instructor and conductor.
Under his leadership he inspired hundreds of students to become music teachers and professional musicians and he had a great sense of caring for his students.
Two of his six children were born in Mohall, Randi Marcel Nelson (also a gifted musician (Flutist) and educator) and Douglas John Nelson, Vietnam War Veteran. During the summers Dwaine studied for his Master's degree in Music at Greeley Colorado State University. He was often called upon to conduct symphonics bands at the International Music Camp near the International Peace Gardens.
In 1958 Dwaine accepted a position as Chairman of the music department and Professor of Music at Dickinson Teacher's College, Dickinson, ND . There he founded the Tri-State Music Festival. Fredrick Dean Nelson, their third child was born in Dickinson, ND.
In 1967 Dwaine and Lois moved their family to Saskatoon SK, Canada where he was a Professor of Music at the University of Saskatchewan inspiring hundreds of students in music and where he won the Master Teacher Award in 1990 when he was Professor Emeritus for his excellence in and dedication to teaching.
He was a driving force in the development of the Department of Music forming instrumental programs which grew from near non-existence to hundreds of participants. In 1978 he founded UNIFEST which has become one of western Canada's major music festivals and which also attracts thousands of students annually. Over the years he conducted over 300 concerts and clinic/workshops in western Canada and the United States . He served as Adjudicator or Examiner at 80 music festivals and as guest Conductor for bands, orchestras and choral groups.
Those who knew him admired and respected him for the way he brought out the creative abilities of his students. His years as Conductor of the Saskatoon Junior Symphony and the Saskatoon Symphony were times of tremendous growth. His Orchestral Development Program was recognized by the Canada Council as a "significant model of all of Canada".
He will long be remembered by all the people whose lives he touched including his wife, children, relatives, students, colleagues and friends. Of all of his accomplishments he boasted most about his children. The church where his funeral was held was filled to overflowing for the hundreds who mourned his loss, a real tribute to his life. He had just retired and then had a heart attack. Dwaine loved to take fishing trips and even had a farm which he purchased to spend more time with his children.
On sabbatical leave in 1979 he did research and published a book about his findings on the topic of Community Orchestras and How to Support Them. He spent a month in Massachusetts with his 1st cousin, Don Nelson and family while researching community symphony orchestras much to their delight.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Aden Ernest Nelson and Edith Christine Hedstrep, and his beloved son, Steven Ray Nelson (October 14, 1958- April 3, 1983).
He is survived by his beloved and talented wife, Lois, his children and his supportive stepmother, Florence Bloomquist Nelson.
Children:
1. Douglas John Nelson of Tolley, and Mohall, ND.
2. Randi Marcel (Nelson) Sturge Saskatoon, SK Canada ( 1954-2020) m. Terrance Sturge and grandchildren: Christopher Ryan Sturge and Kathleen Rae Sturge,
3. Fredrick Dean Nelson of Southern CA
4. Winston Allen Nelson, Saskatoon, Canada
5. Jeffery Connell Nelson of Saskatoon, SK
His maternal line: (Edith C. Hedstrep², Anna Rasmussen¹)from Denmark
Dwaine Darold NELSON (65) b. July 6, 1926 Coteau, ND d. Oct. 10, 1991 Saskatoon, Canada, was the second of six children (Floyd, Dwaine, Rodney, Marilyn, Gerald, Marjorie) born to Aden Ernest Nelson and Edith Christine Hedstrep. He was a gifted in Music Educator, and began playing brass instruments in the family band as a pre-teen.
Dwaine went on to Minot State Teacher's College, Minot, ND where he majored in music and specialized in teaching brass. In college he met Lois LeFEBVRE. Lois was the daughter of William Victor LeFebvre (1900 - 1959) and Kathryn Winifred Sullivan LeFebvre (1895 - 1955)of Minot, ND. She was also studying music and specialized in piano. Both of Lois' parents are buried at Rosehill Memorial Park in Minot.
Dwaine & Lois married July 11, 1954 at his parent's farm near Couteau, Burk County, ND. They moved to Mohall, ND where Dwaine became the choral and instrumental music teacher at Mohall High and Middle School. Under his direction, the band took many state honors. Dwaine was active in the community where he also directed the choir at the Mohall Methodist Church. He was a highly respected instructor and conductor.
Under his leadership he inspired hundreds of students to become music teachers and professional musicians and he had a great sense of caring for his students.
Two of his six children were born in Mohall, Randi Marcel Nelson (also a gifted musician (Flutist) and educator) and Douglas John Nelson, Vietnam War Veteran. During the summers Dwaine studied for his Master's degree in Music at Greeley Colorado State University. He was often called upon to conduct symphonics bands at the International Music Camp near the International Peace Gardens.
In 1958 Dwaine accepted a position as Chairman of the music department and Professor of Music at Dickinson Teacher's College, Dickinson, ND . There he founded the Tri-State Music Festival. Fredrick Dean Nelson, their third child was born in Dickinson, ND.
In 1967 Dwaine and Lois moved their family to Saskatoon SK, Canada where he was a Professor of Music at the University of Saskatchewan inspiring hundreds of students in music and where he won the Master Teacher Award in 1990 when he was Professor Emeritus for his excellence in and dedication to teaching.
He was a driving force in the development of the Department of Music forming instrumental programs which grew from near non-existence to hundreds of participants. In 1978 he founded UNIFEST which has become one of western Canada's major music festivals and which also attracts thousands of students annually. Over the years he conducted over 300 concerts and clinic/workshops in western Canada and the United States . He served as Adjudicator or Examiner at 80 music festivals and as guest Conductor for bands, orchestras and choral groups.
Those who knew him admired and respected him for the way he brought out the creative abilities of his students. His years as Conductor of the Saskatoon Junior Symphony and the Saskatoon Symphony were times of tremendous growth. His Orchestral Development Program was recognized by the Canada Council as a "significant model of all of Canada".
He will long be remembered by all the people whose lives he touched including his wife, children, relatives, students, colleagues and friends. Of all of his accomplishments he boasted most about his children. The church where his funeral was held was filled to overflowing for the hundreds who mourned his loss, a real tribute to his life. He had just retired and then had a heart attack. Dwaine loved to take fishing trips and even had a farm which he purchased to spend more time with his children.
On sabbatical leave in 1979 he did research and published a book about his findings on the topic of Community Orchestras and How to Support Them. He spent a month in Massachusetts with his 1st cousin, Don Nelson and family while researching community symphony orchestras much to their delight.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Aden Ernest Nelson and Edith Christine Hedstrep, and his beloved son, Steven Ray Nelson (October 14, 1958- April 3, 1983).
He is survived by his beloved and talented wife, Lois, his children and his supportive stepmother, Florence Bloomquist Nelson.
Children:
1. Douglas John Nelson of Tolley, and Mohall, ND.
2. Randi Marcel (Nelson) Sturge Saskatoon, SK Canada ( 1954-2020) m. Terrance Sturge and grandchildren: Christopher Ryan Sturge and Kathleen Rae Sturge,
3. Fredrick Dean Nelson of Southern CA
4. Winston Allen Nelson, Saskatoon, Canada
5. Jeffery Connell Nelson of Saskatoon, SK
Dwaine D. Nelson⁴ paternal line: (Aden³, Peter Nelson², Nils Larsson¹ ) from Sweden
His maternal line: (Edith C. Hedstrep², Anna Rasmussen¹)from Denmark
Dwaine Darold NELSON (65) b. July 6, 1926 Coteau, ND d. Oct. 10, 1991 Saskatoon, Canada, was the second of six children (Floyd, Dwaine, Rodney, Marilyn, Gerald, Marjorie) born to Aden Ernest Nelson and Edith Christine Hedstrep. He was a gifted in Music Educator, and began playing brass instruments in the family band as a pre-teen.
Dwaine went on to Minot State Teacher's College, Minot, ND where he majored in music and specialized in teaching brass. In college he met Lois LeFEBVRE. Lois was the daughter of William Victor LeFebvre (1900 - 1959) and Kathryn Winifred Sullivan LeFebvre (1895 - 1955)of Minot, ND. She was also studying music and specialized in piano. Both of Lois' parents are buried at Rosehill Memorial Park in Minot.
Dwaine & Lois married July 11, 1954 at his parent's farm near Couteau, Burk County, ND. They moved to Mohall, ND where Dwaine became the choral and instrumental music teacher at Mohall High and Middle School. Under his direction, the band took many state honors. Dwaine was active in the community where he also directed the choir at the Mohall Methodist Church. He was a highly respected instructor and conductor.
Under his leadership he inspired hundreds of students to become music teachers and professional musicians and he had a great sense of caring for his students.
Two of his six children were born in Mohall, Randi Marcel Nelson (also a gifted musician (Flutist) and educator) and Douglas John Nelson, Vietnam War Veteran. During the summers Dwaine studied for his Master's degree in Music at Greeley Colorado State University. He was often called upon to conduct symphonics bands at the International Music Camp near the International Peace Gardens.
In 1958 Dwaine accepted a position as Chairman of the music department and Professor of Music at Dickinson Teacher's College, Dickinson, ND . There he founded the Tri-State Music Festival. Fredrick Dean Nelson, their third child was born in Dickinson, ND.
In 1967 Dwaine and Lois moved their family to Saskatoon SK, Canada where he was a Professor of Music at the University of Saskatchewan inspiring hundreds of students in music and where he won the Master Teacher Award in 1990 when he was Professor Emeritus for his excellence in and dedication to teaching.
He was a driving force in the development of the Department of Music forming instrumental programs which grew from near non-existence to hundreds of participants. In 1978 he founded UNIFEST which has become one of western Canada's major music festivals and which also attracts thousands of students annually. Over the years he conducted over 300 concerts and clinic/workshops in western Canada and the United States . He served as Adjudicator or Examiner at 80 music festivals and as guest Conductor for bands, orchestras and choral groups.
Those who knew him admired and respected him for the way he brought out the creative abilities of his students. His years as Conductor of the Saskatoon Junior Symphony and the Saskatoon Symphony were times of tremendous growth. His Orchestral Development Program was recognized by the Canada Council as a "significant model of all of Canada".
He will long be remembered by all the people whose lives he touched including his wife, children, relatives, students, colleagues and friends. Of all of his accomplishments he boasted most about his children. The church where his funeral was held was filled to overflowing for the hundreds who mourned his loss, a real tribute to his life. He had just retired and then had a heart attack. Dwaine loved to take fishing trips and even had a farm which he purchased to spend more time with his children.
On sabbatical leave in 1979 he did research and published a book about his findings on the topic of Community Orchestras and How to Support Them. He spent a month in Massachusetts with his 1st cousin, Don Nelson and family while researching community symphony orchestras much to their delight.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Aden Ernest Nelson and Edith Christine Hedstrep, and his beloved son, Steven Ray Nelson (October 14, 1958- April 3, 1983).
He is survived by his beloved and talented wife, Lois, his children and his supportive stepmother, Florence Bloomquist Nelson.
Children:
1. Douglas John Nelson of Tolley, and Mohall, ND.
2. Randi Marcel (Nelson) Sturge Saskatoon, SK Canada ( 1954-2020) m. Terrance Sturge and grandchildren: Christopher Ryan Sturge and Kathleen Rae Sturge,
3. Fredrick Dean Nelson of Southern CA
4. Winston Allen Nelson, Saskatoon, Canada
5. Jeffery Connell Nelson of Saskatoon, SK
His maternal line: (Edith C. Hedstrep², Anna Rasmussen¹)from Denmark
Dwaine Darold NELSON (65) b. July 6, 1926 Coteau, ND d. Oct. 10, 1991 Saskatoon, Canada, was the second of six children (Floyd, Dwaine, Rodney, Marilyn, Gerald, Marjorie) born to Aden Ernest Nelson and Edith Christine Hedstrep. He was a gifted in Music Educator, and began playing brass instruments in the family band as a pre-teen.
Dwaine went on to Minot State Teacher's College, Minot, ND where he majored in music and specialized in teaching brass. In college he met Lois LeFEBVRE. Lois was the daughter of William Victor LeFebvre (1900 - 1959) and Kathryn Winifred Sullivan LeFebvre (1895 - 1955)of Minot, ND. She was also studying music and specialized in piano. Both of Lois' parents are buried at Rosehill Memorial Park in Minot.
Dwaine & Lois married July 11, 1954 at his parent's farm near Couteau, Burk County, ND. They moved to Mohall, ND where Dwaine became the choral and instrumental music teacher at Mohall High and Middle School. Under his direction, the band took many state honors. Dwaine was active in the community where he also directed the choir at the Mohall Methodist Church. He was a highly respected instructor and conductor.
Under his leadership he inspired hundreds of students to become music teachers and professional musicians and he had a great sense of caring for his students.
Two of his six children were born in Mohall, Randi Marcel Nelson (also a gifted musician (Flutist) and educator) and Douglas John Nelson, Vietnam War Veteran. During the summers Dwaine studied for his Master's degree in Music at Greeley Colorado State University. He was often called upon to conduct symphonics bands at the International Music Camp near the International Peace Gardens.
In 1958 Dwaine accepted a position as Chairman of the music department and Professor of Music at Dickinson Teacher's College, Dickinson, ND . There he founded the Tri-State Music Festival. Fredrick Dean Nelson, their third child was born in Dickinson, ND.
In 1967 Dwaine and Lois moved their family to Saskatoon SK, Canada where he was a Professor of Music at the University of Saskatchewan inspiring hundreds of students in music and where he won the Master Teacher Award in 1990 when he was Professor Emeritus for his excellence in and dedication to teaching.
He was a driving force in the development of the Department of Music forming instrumental programs which grew from near non-existence to hundreds of participants. In 1978 he founded UNIFEST which has become one of western Canada's major music festivals and which also attracts thousands of students annually. Over the years he conducted over 300 concerts and clinic/workshops in western Canada and the United States . He served as Adjudicator or Examiner at 80 music festivals and as guest Conductor for bands, orchestras and choral groups.
Those who knew him admired and respected him for the way he brought out the creative abilities of his students. His years as Conductor of the Saskatoon Junior Symphony and the Saskatoon Symphony were times of tremendous growth. His Orchestral Development Program was recognized by the Canada Council as a "significant model of all of Canada".
He will long be remembered by all the people whose lives he touched including his wife, children, relatives, students, colleagues and friends. Of all of his accomplishments he boasted most about his children. The church where his funeral was held was filled to overflowing for the hundreds who mourned his loss, a real tribute to his life. He had just retired and then had a heart attack. Dwaine loved to take fishing trips and even had a farm which he purchased to spend more time with his children.
On sabbatical leave in 1979 he did research and published a book about his findings on the topic of Community Orchestras and How to Support Them. He spent a month in Massachusetts with his 1st cousin, Don Nelson and family while researching community symphony orchestras much to their delight.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Aden Ernest Nelson and Edith Christine Hedstrep, and his beloved son, Steven Ray Nelson (October 14, 1958- April 3, 1983).
He is survived by his beloved and talented wife, Lois, his children and his supportive stepmother, Florence Bloomquist Nelson.
Children:
1. Douglas John Nelson of Tolley, and Mohall, ND.
2. Randi Marcel (Nelson) Sturge Saskatoon, SK Canada ( 1954-2020) m. Terrance Sturge and grandchildren: Christopher Ryan Sturge and Kathleen Rae Sturge,
3. Fredrick Dean Nelson of Southern CA
4. Winston Allen Nelson, Saskatoon, Canada
5. Jeffery Connell Nelson of Saskatoon, SK
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