Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-01-02
SUDDEN CALL FOR
BUSINESS man.
Ole N. Nelson, Prominent Business Man
of City, Called by Death
:, Thursday.

Ole N. Nelson, one Of Warren's we'll
known business men, died on Dec. 27.
1917, at the Mayo hospital in Rochester,
Mimi, from complications following an
operation for cancer His age was AZ
years, months and 26 days.
Mr.. Nelson has been ailing more or
less for some time, and especially so the
past summer, altho he bore his physical
sufferings with great patience and
fortitude and seldom made complaint.
On Dec. II, he and Mrs. Nelson left for
Rochester, Mimi, for the purpose Of
having an operation performed at the
famous Mayo hospital. The operation
was performed on the 22nd and to all
appearances was successful, but COM
plications set in which Mr. Nelson in
his weakened condition, was unable to
Withstand, and he died within five days.
Mr. Nelson was born in Romsdalen,
Norway, June 1, 1875. He came to
America when a boy thirteen years Of
age and stayed for some time with an
uncle in the southern part of this state.
Later he spent some time in Colorado.
Twenty years ago he came to Warren
and here he has made his home ever
since, being engaged in business most of
that time. He has been engaged in the
furniture business since the spring Of
1916. AS business man he was very
successful. By his honesty and up
rightness and fair and square business
methods he won the respect and con-
fidence of. all with whom he had deal
mgs. He was steadfast and true as
friend and he counted his friends by
the hundreds.
Mr.. Nelson was united in marriage
on April II, 1906, in this city, to Miss
Christina Redin, from Norrala, Helsing-
land, Sweden. Their married life has
been a most happy one, the mutual love
and confidence one likes to see among
married people, being always present in
their home. Mr.. Nelson was kind and
affectionate husband.
Besides the wife to mourn her ire
parable loss, deceased is also mourned
by one sister, Mrs. August Person, of
this city, and by relatives at ylan,,
MINI. and Veblen, S. D. Both parents
are dead and a brother died out west
last September.
The remains were shipped to Warren
and the funeral held from the Swedish
Lutheran church on Sunday afternoon,
Dec. 81, 1917, at two o'clock. Mission
airy Gustav Bjork, recently Of India,
where he has labored on the mission
field; for fifteen; years, conducted the
service, preaching an impressive and
sympathetic funeral sermon, first in
Swedish and then in English Miss
Lille Anderson, music teacher at North
Star College, sang very beautifully ooh,
Dry Those Tears" The pail bearers
were Chas. Wittensten, August Ostlund,
liver Winberg, Hans Urtes VIM. Fors-
berg and J. H. Bolton. A profusion Of
flowers adorned the massive and beauti-
full coffin. The church was filled to
over-fowing with friends and citizens
who came to pay their last respects to
the memory Of deceased. Among those
present from out Of town were: Miss
Esther Redin, sister of Mrs. Nelson, of
Omaha, Neb.; Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Trip,
of Viking, Mimi. and Mr.. A. G. Bylin,
of Norton, N. D. Many escorted the
remains to Greenwood Cemetery where
| they were consigned to Mother Earth,
Rev. Bjork officiating at the grave also.
| To the bereaved wife, and to all who
mourn, this community extends it's
most heartfelt sympathy. SsE@3.
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