Melvin Rutherford Nelson
1896 - 1979 (83 years)Person ID: I1311 | Tree: Rudeen-Rademacher | Last Modified: 15 Feb 2022
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Name Melvin Rutherford Nelson Birth 5 May 1896 Gender Male Died 22 Jul 1979 
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Funeral Card: Nelson, Melvin R. (1896-1979) (inside)
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Funeral Card: Nelson, Melvin R. (1896-1979) (outside) -
Parents
Father Carl Eusubius Nelson (ID:I1308), b. 14 Aug 1869 d. 10 Feb 1936 (Age 66 years) Mother Augusta Charlotta Brodd (ID:I1208), b. 8 Aug 1874, Herr Lagesgården, Hornborga, Skaraborg, Sweden 
d. 9 Feb 1916, Ceresco, Saunders, Nebraska, USA (Age 41 years) Children (Siblings) + 1. Melvin Rutherford Nelson (ID:I1311), b. 5 May 1896 d. 22 Jul 1979 (Age 83 years) + 2. Alma Nelson (ID:I1309), b. 27 Jun 1899 d. 30 Jun 1985 (Age 86 years) + 3. Florence Evangelina Nelson (ID:I1310), b. 4 Jan 1902 d. 6 Nov 1983 (Age 81 years) -
Family
Wife Opal Beck (ID:I1325), b. 22 Aug 1903 d. 2 Mar 1985 (Age 81 years) Marriage 20 Jun 1923 
10 Jun 1973 Melvin and Opal Nelson 50th Anniversary Lincoln Star
The Melvin Nelsons
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin R. Nelson Sr. (Opal Beck) will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. next Sunday at Gateway Auditorium.
Friends may attend without invitation.
The couple was married June 20, 1923 in Lincoln.
Their daughters Mmes. Gary Briggs (Darlene) of Minneapolis, David Sutter (Marjorie) and Le Roy Hofker (Roberta). Their sons are Archie Nelson and Dale Nelson, both of Denver, and Melvin R. Nelson Jr. of Milwaukee, Wis.
They have 27 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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AugustaNelsonFamily029.jpg Children + 1. Marjorie Nelson (ID:I1326) + 2. Archie Nelson (ID:I1329) + 3. Roberta Nelson (ID:I1327) + 4. Darlene Nelson (ID:I1330) + 5. Dale Nelson (ID:I1328) + 6. Melvin Nelson, Jr. (ID:I1331)