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- Joseph L. Nelson Dies
Joseph Leonard Nelson, 68, a retired Estherville Bakery manager died yesterday afternoon at his home following a six month illness. Death was attributed to cancer.
Mr Nelson was born April 2, 1898, in Hitterdal, Minn., the son of Jacob and Guri Nelson. He received his education in Hitterdal.
He moved to Estherville in 1938 from Fargo, N. D., and was married April 24, 1948, to Dorothy Matthiessen at Jackson, Minn. He was manager of bakeries in Rochester, Minn. and Estherville before retiring three years ago.
He was a member of the Masonic Lodge, Jeptha Chapter, the Commandery, the Shrine, and the Knights of Pythins.
Survivors include his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Merle (Marjorie) Mortland of Dallas, Tex.; one son Roger Lynn Nelson of Phoenix, Ariz.; one sister, Mrs. Agnes Whiteley of Minneapolis; one brother, Selmer Nelson of Clearbrook, Minn.; one half-brother Lenny Nelson of Clearbrook, and two half-sisters, Mrs. Ethel Underwood and Mrs. Adna Westby of Minneapolis.
A first wife and his parents preceded him in death.
Estherville Daily News, 5/16/1966 [2]
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