Gerhard Johan Nelson

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Died:
Gerhard Johan Nelson, 89, died February 26, 1985, at his home in Montevideo, Minnesota.

He was born September 2, 1895, in Skaanesik, Norway, to parents Sjur and Britta (Skalnes) Nilson. He came to America in 1903 with his mother, two sisters and a brother. He made his home with an uncle at Ortley, South Dakota, until he was 15, at which time he went back to Iowa. He was made a United States citizen at the time he joined the army in 1917. He served for several months overseas in Co.D313E 88th Division U.S.A. in the 1st World War. He started farming in 1923 at Belview, Minnesota, and came to Clarkfield, Minnesota, in 1943 where he farmed until he retired at age 75. He and his wife moved to Montevideo in 1978. He was married to Vivian Iva Williams on February 24, 1939.

He is survived by wife Vivian; children Rhoda, Marlene, Philip, Shirley and Loralee; and grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by infant twins, his parents, two brothers and four sisters.

Family/Spouse: Vivian Iva Williams. Vivian (daughter of Denver L. Williams and Mamie Belle Gibbs) was born on 24 Nov 1918 in Slope County, North Dakota, United States; died on 18 Jul 2008 in Montevideo, Chippewa County, Minnesota, United States; was buried in Terrace Lawn Memory Gardens, Montevideo, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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