Individual Details

Edward J. Nelson

(14 Jan 1909 - 7 Feb 1977)

The Daily Citizens-Feb. 8, 1977;
FOX LAKE - Edward J. Nelson, 68, 344 Second St.. Fox Lake, died
Monday, Feb. 7 at Hillside Community Hospital, Beaver Dam, following a one-year illness.
He was born Jan. 14, 1909 in Pewaukee, the son of Louis Nelson and
Ingborg Aherdt. He was married to Helen Dykstra Feb. 26, 1934. He lived in the Pewaukee and Milwaukee area where he had been employed by the Houghton und Hunkel Wholesale Florists. The couple came to Fox Lake after his retirement in 1971. He was a memver of the Eagles Club of Beaver Dam and a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Fox Lake.
Survivors include his wife: one son, James, Menomonee Falls; two
grandchildren; one brother, Lester, Fox Lake; and two sisters, Mrs. Richard (Alice) Belott, Beaver Dam, and Mrs. Otto (Martha) Broderdorf, Fall River.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a twin brother in 1966; two
other brothers, and two sisters.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, 2 p.m. from the First Presbyterian Church, Fox Lake. Rev. John Dzuro will officiate and burial will be in the Randolph Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Kratz Funeral Home, Fox Lake after 3 p.m. Wednesday and at the church Thursday from noon until the time of service.

Events

Birth14 Jan 1909Pewaukee, Wisconsin
Marriage26 Feb 1934Randolph, Dodge County, Wisconsin - Helen Dykstra
Death7 Feb 1977Hillside Community Hospital, Beaver Dam, Dodge County, Wisconsin
Burial10 Feb 1977Randolph Cemetery, Randolph, Colimbia County, Wisconsin
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Families

SpouseHelen Dykstra (1916 - 2003)
ChildJames Dwayne Nelson (1936 - 1988)