Individual Details
Nels Thoreson
(8 Dec 1924 - 27 Sep 1992)
Nels Thoreson
Nels Thoreson, 67, of 1012 S. Phillips Ave., died Sunday, Sept. 27, 1992, in the Good Samaritan Luther manor.
Mr. Thoreson was born Dec. 8, 1924, in Hendricks, Minn., where he grew up. He later entered the U.S. Navy, serving from Jan. 31, 1944, until Feb. 6, 1950. He then joined the naval Reserve and was discharged in 1954. He married Lillian Caputo on June 30, 1947, in Norfolk, Va. Following his discharge, he worked in sales and the trucking industry. He held memberships in the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Disabled American Veterans, where he was a past commander.
Survivors include his wife; one son, Daniel, Sioux Falls; one daughter, Mrs. Michael (Karla) Albertus, Sioux City, Iowa; four grandchildren; one brother, Neil, Fairborn, Ohio; and four sisters: Alice Fjeseth and Hazel Bednark, both of Sioux Falls.; Bernice Aune, Hendricks, Minn.; and Gladys Thoreson, Omaha, Neb.
Nels Thoreson, 67, of 1012 S. Phillips Ave., died Sunday, Sept. 27, 1992, in the Good Samaritan Luther manor.
Mr. Thoreson was born Dec. 8, 1924, in Hendricks, Minn., where he grew up. He later entered the U.S. Navy, serving from Jan. 31, 1944, until Feb. 6, 1950. He then joined the naval Reserve and was discharged in 1954. He married Lillian Caputo on June 30, 1947, in Norfolk, Va. Following his discharge, he worked in sales and the trucking industry. He held memberships in the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Disabled American Veterans, where he was a past commander.
Survivors include his wife; one son, Daniel, Sioux Falls; one daughter, Mrs. Michael (Karla) Albertus, Sioux City, Iowa; four grandchildren; one brother, Neil, Fairborn, Ohio; and four sisters: Alice Fjeseth and Hazel Bednark, both of Sioux Falls.; Bernice Aune, Hendricks, Minn.; and Gladys Thoreson, Omaha, Neb.
Events
| Birth | 8 Dec 1924 | Morken Farm, Hendricks, MN | |||
| Marriage | 30 Jun 1947 | Norfolk, VA - Lillian Caputo | |||
| Death | 27 Sep 1992 | Sioux Falls, SD |
Families
| Spouse | Lillian Caputo (1922 - 2012) |
| Child | Daniel Nels Thoreson |
| Father | Hans N. Thoreson (1888 - 1965) |
| Mother | Anna Morken (1895 - 1981) |
| Sibling | Nels Thoreson (1916 - 1917) |
| Sibling | Alice Thoreson (1917 - 2009) |
| Sibling | Bernice Thoreson (1919 - 2010) |
| Sibling | Sander Thoreson (1921 - 1982) |
| Sibling | Hazel "Adeline" Thoreson (1928 - 2009) |
| Sibling | Gladys Thoreson |
| Sibling | Neil Wayne Thoreson |