Obit: Nelson, Anna A. (1890 - 1963)

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Surnames: Nelson, Rahn, VerWyst

----Source: OWEN ENTERPRISE (Owen, Clark County, Wis.) 02/14/1963

Nelson, Anna A. (21 MAR 1890 - 2 FEB 1963)

Funeral services were held Tuesday morning, Feb. 5, at Stanley for Mrs. Anna A. Nelson, 72, a former resident of Curtiss (Clark Co., Wis.), who died at the Stanley Memorial Hospital, Feb. 2^nd, 1963.  The Rev. Edmund Cramer officiated and burial was made in Pine Hill Cemetery at Curtiss.

The former Anna A. Rahn was born March 21, 1890, in the town of Hoard and attended schools in the Curtiss area.  She was married here in 1909 to Christ Nelson, who died in 1945.  The Nelsons lived in Superior for many years after their marriage.  Since the death of her husband, Mrs. Nelson has resided with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene VerWyst in Stanley.  She was a member of St. Anne’s Catholic Church there.

In addition to her daughter, Mrs. Eugene (Margaret) VerWyst of Stanley, she is survived by a son, Goodwin Nelson, Florida; three grandchildren and two brothers, John and Charles Rahn, Owen.