Millard
Nelson, 88
Thief
River Falls - Millard A. Nelson, 88, died on
Monday, September 15, 2003 at the Oakland Park
Nursing Home in Thief River Falls.
Funeral
services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday,
September 19 at the Abundant Life Lutheran Church
in Thief River Falls with the Rev. Wesley Langaas
officiating. Interment will be in Greenwood
Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m.
on Thursday, September 18 with a prayer service at
7 p.m. at the Johnson-Green Funeral Home in Thief
River Falls. Visitation will also be held for one
hour prior to services at the church on
Friday.
Millard
Artel Nelson was born on June 10, 1915 in Thief
River Falls, the son of John E. and Thora (Hofto)
Nelson. He grew up and attended school in Thief
River Falls.
On July
23, 1938 he married Helga O. Groven in Oklee. He
worked for Carl Wennberg Welding as a young man. He
taught a general metalwork class in a national
defense training program from 1941 to 1942. He
started working for the Soo Line Railroad as a
clerk in 1942 and retired in 1975, after 33
years.
Millard
was a member of the Abundant Life Lutheran Church,
Odd Fellows, United Commercial Travelers,
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks, Soo Line Veterans
and Soo Line Historical Society. As a member of the
Odd Fellows Young Pine Lodge in Thief River Falls,
he held all offices in the branches of the local
order, serving as secretary for many years. He also
served as secretary for the UCT, Pennington County
Historical Society and the Union Lake Sarah
Association. He was especially happy spending time
with his family and friends at their cottage at
Union Lake.
Survivors
include his wife, Helga of Thief River Falls; sons,
Stuart (Karen) of Anoka, Bruce (Kay) of Thief River
Falls, Gary (Lynnea) of Clear Lake and Jack (Jean)
of Thief River Falls; daughter, Jill (Joseph)
Wetzstein of Dickinson, N.D.; sister, Penny (Trig)
Johnson of Tucson, Ariz.; and 10 grandchildren and
17 great-grandchildren.
Millard
was preceded in death by his parents; brothers,
Truman and Herald; and sister, Rena.
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