1913
Christian
2006
Christian Nielsen
December 15, 1913 — March 23, 2006
Christian M. Nielsen, age 92, of White River Lodge in Bedford, Indiana, formerly of Scandia, Minnesota died Thursday, March 23, 2006. Christian was born
December 15, 1913 in Kenosha, Wisconsin to parents Anton Nielsen and Amalia (Olsen) Nielsen. He married Hazel S. Bohman April 20, 1942. They made their home in Scandia, Minnesota until they moved to Indiana in 1997. He is survived by wife, Hazel S. Nielsen, of
Bedford, Indiana; daughter, Marilyn and Kenneth
Anderson, of Bedford, Indiana; son, Richard and
Denise (Duncan) Nielsen of Elizabethton, Tennessee; four granddaughters: Katie and Ziad el Helou, of Beirut, Lebanon; Brenda and Brian Benson of San Diego,
California; Meagan and Jason Roundtree, of
Greeneville, South Carolina; Joni Nielsen, of
Elizabethton, Tennessee; brother, Henry and Clara
Nielsen, of Sweet Home, Oregon, and sister,
Edith Johnson, of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
He is preceded in death by brother, John Nielsen; sisters, Hazel Swanson, Doris Eckenroth and Mary Bybee.
He was a member of Calvary Lutheran Church, Bedford, Indiana; a U.S. Army Veteran of WWII and lifelong
member of Elim Lutheran Church in Scandia, Minnesota.
Memorial service will be held Sunday, May 7, 2006 at 2:00 PM at Elim Lutheran Church in Scandia, Minnesota. Family will greet friends one-half hour prior to services.
December 15, 1913 in Kenosha, Wisconsin to parents Anton Nielsen and Amalia (Olsen) Nielsen. He married Hazel S. Bohman April 20, 1942. They made their home in Scandia, Minnesota until they moved to Indiana in 1997. He is survived by wife, Hazel S. Nielsen, of
Bedford, Indiana; daughter, Marilyn and Kenneth
Anderson, of Bedford, Indiana; son, Richard and
Denise (Duncan) Nielsen of Elizabethton, Tennessee; four granddaughters: Katie and Ziad el Helou, of Beirut, Lebanon; Brenda and Brian Benson of San Diego,
California; Meagan and Jason Roundtree, of
Greeneville, South Carolina; Joni Nielsen, of
Elizabethton, Tennessee; brother, Henry and Clara
Nielsen, of Sweet Home, Oregon, and sister,
Edith Johnson, of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
He is preceded in death by brother, John Nielsen; sisters, Hazel Swanson, Doris Eckenroth and Mary Bybee.
He was a member of Calvary Lutheran Church, Bedford, Indiana; a U.S. Army Veteran of WWII and lifelong
member of Elim Lutheran Church in Scandia, Minnesota.
Memorial service will be held Sunday, May 7, 2006 at 2:00 PM at Elim Lutheran Church in Scandia, Minnesota. Family will greet friends one-half hour prior to services.
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