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Nellie Tellin

(6 Sep 1925 - 27 Jul 2013)

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Birth6 Sep 1925Maynard, Fayette, Iowa, United States
Death27 Jul 2013Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
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King, Nellie

Nellie King passed away July 27, 2013. Born in Maynard, Iowa on September 6, 1925, she is preceded in death by parents John and Pearl Tellin and brothers Bob and Harold Tellin. She is survived by husband Donald King, son Jim (Cindy) DeMoss, son Bob DeMoss and daughter Nancy (John) Keller, grandchildren Kari and Tracy Keller, Rebecca (Trey) Koeneke of Olathe, KS, sister-in-law Ruth Tellin of Clinton, Iowa and many nieces and nephews. Nellie was a long time member of Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church. She liked to play bridge and dance to big band sounds. Services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at Hansen Mortuary, 8314 N. 7th Street, Phoenix, AZ. Interment at Arrowhead Cemetery, 21000 N. 75th Avenue, Glendale, AZ.Published in The Arizona Republic on July 30, 2013

Nellie Tellin King

1925 - 2013
PHOENIX, Ariz. - Nellie Tellin King, 87, passed away in the early morning hours of July 27, 2013. She was born in Maynard, Iowa, Sept. 6, 1925 to John and Pearl Tellin, and later resided in Oelwein, until 1962, when she moved away from Oelwein.
Nellie was always very faithful in the Lutheran Church, no matter where she lived. She loved the "Big Band Sound" and loved dancing, cooking, sewing, bowling and social events. In 1973, Nellie and her husband, Donald, moved to Phoenix, AZ from Cedar Rapids.
Nellie was preceded in death by her mother and father, John and Pearl Tellin and her two brothers, Bob and Harold Tellin, who had lived in Oelwein and Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include her husband, Donald King of Phoenix; children Nancy DeMoss Keller (John), Bob DeMoss and Jim DeMoss (Cindy), also from the Phoenix area; grandchildren Kari and Tracy Keller from Phoenix and Rebecca Koeneke (Trey) from Olathe, KS; 2 great-grandchildren, J.P. and Emily Koeneke, along with her sister-in-law Ruth Tellin of Clinton, and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 31, at Hansen Mortuary, 8314 N. 7th St., Phoenix, AZ 85020.Published in Oelwein Daily Register on July 30, 2013