2017
Nelson
2005
Nelson James
July 24, 2017 — April 19, 2005
The funeral service for Carroll James Nelson of the Good Samaritan Center, Albert Lea will be 3:00 p.m. Saturday, April 23, 2005 at Calvary Baptist Church. The Reverend Joel DeNeui and the Reverend Roger Davies will officiate. Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Friday at Bonnerup funeral Service, Albert Lea and one hour before the service at the church.
Carroll died Tuesday, April 19, 2005 at the Good Samaritan Center. He was 90 yrs old.
Carroll was born July 24, 1914 in Alden, Minnesota, Freeborn County to Nels P. and Mabel (Larson) Nelson. He was a life long resident of Freeborn County. Attended and graduated through the Alden School System. He played center on the Alden High School Football team. Also, sang in small groups and the school chorus. After his marriage to Margaret Rasmussen on November 26, 1939, Carroll ran farms. The last one by Pickerel Lake close to Albert Lea, Minnesota. Carroll was a life long member of the Calvary Baptist Church where he belonged to the Ambassador Sunday School Class. He had also been a church deacon and sang in the choir. He helped start the bus ministry and also drove the bus. Carroll helped with the children?s Sunday School classes and with the Awana program until he was close to 80 years old. Carroll loved to visit his children and grandchildren, travel and camp before and after his retirement. He also loved to go fishing and could fish for hours and hours. He lived a full life, but his first priority was his love for his Lord and Savior.
Carroll is survived by his four children: Karen Yost and her husband Marvin of Ponca City, OK, Don Nelson and his wife Sonja of Litchfield, MN, Luetta ?Lou? Hinkle of Albert Lea, MN and Nancy Hoenisch and her husband John of Minnetonka, MN; 12 grandchildren and six great grandchildlren;one brother Wesley Nelson and his wife Shirley of Albert Lea, MN; sister-in-law: Deloris Nelson of Crosby, MN and Menominee, WI; many nieces and nephews and cousins and special neighbors.
Carroll was preceded in death by his parents, wife Margaret; sister Zola Utzke; brother Manford Nelson.
Carroll died Tuesday, April 19, 2005 at the Good Samaritan Center. He was 90 yrs old.
Carroll was born July 24, 1914 in Alden, Minnesota, Freeborn County to Nels P. and Mabel (Larson) Nelson. He was a life long resident of Freeborn County. Attended and graduated through the Alden School System. He played center on the Alden High School Football team. Also, sang in small groups and the school chorus. After his marriage to Margaret Rasmussen on November 26, 1939, Carroll ran farms. The last one by Pickerel Lake close to Albert Lea, Minnesota. Carroll was a life long member of the Calvary Baptist Church where he belonged to the Ambassador Sunday School Class. He had also been a church deacon and sang in the choir. He helped start the bus ministry and also drove the bus. Carroll helped with the children?s Sunday School classes and with the Awana program until he was close to 80 years old. Carroll loved to visit his children and grandchildren, travel and camp before and after his retirement. He also loved to go fishing and could fish for hours and hours. He lived a full life, but his first priority was his love for his Lord and Savior.
Carroll is survived by his four children: Karen Yost and her husband Marvin of Ponca City, OK, Don Nelson and his wife Sonja of Litchfield, MN, Luetta ?Lou? Hinkle of Albert Lea, MN and Nancy Hoenisch and her husband John of Minnetonka, MN; 12 grandchildren and six great grandchildlren;one brother Wesley Nelson and his wife Shirley of Albert Lea, MN; sister-in-law: Deloris Nelson of Crosby, MN and Menominee, WI; many nieces and nephews and cousins and special neighbors.
Carroll was preceded in death by his parents, wife Margaret; sister Zola Utzke; brother Manford Nelson.
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