Obit: Nielson, Edward #2 (1910 - 1949)

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Surnames: Nielson, Fleming, Tesmer, Anderson, Schultz, Bruesewitz, Krause, Neuman, Harager, Pickett, McCoirison

----Source: Spencer Record, Spencer, Wis.) 9/1/1949

Nielson, Edward (11 NOV 1910 - 24 AUG 1949)


Edward Nielson Laid To Rest

Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Methodist Church for Edward Nielson, 38, who passed away Wednesday morning, the victim of sever bulbar type polio. Rev. R. J. Fleming was in charge of the services.

Edward, the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Nielson, route 1, was born in Chicago November 11, 1910 and was married at Elgin, Ill., July 18, 1936 to Sylvia Tesmer.

They lived in Marshfield for about 6 years before coming to Spencer 4 years ago to operate the Nielson farm northwest of here.

Surviving besides his parents and his wife are four children, Janet, 11, Karen, 10; Eric, 4, a polio patient at Marshfield; and Alice, 3.

The body rested at the Swarthout Funeral Home prior to the funeral services. Interment took place in the Spencer cemetery.

Pallbearers were Victor Anderson, Melvin Schultz, Donald Bruesewitz, Donald Krause, John Neuman, and Richard Harager.

In charge of Flowers were Mrs. Melvin Schultz, Mrs. Victor Anderson, Mrs. Donald Bruesewitz, Mrs. John Neuman, Mrs. Donald Krause, Miss Ione Pickett, and Mrs. Jack McCoirison.