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Marion Willis Nelsen

Marion Willis Nelsen

Male 1917 - 2010  (93 years)

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  1. 1.  Marion Willis NelsenMarion Willis Nelsen was born on 11 May 1917 in On a farm north of Curtis, Frontier County, Nebraska, USA; was christened on 15 May 1917 in Ebenezer Church, Curtis, Frontier County, Nebraska, USA; died on 20 Dec 2010 in Trenton, Hitchcock County, Nebraska, USA; was buried in Fort McPherson National Cemetery, Maxwell, Lincoln County, Nebraska, USA.

    Notes:

    I have so many wonderful memories of celebrating our birthdays together! Notoriously Uncle Marion would send a new Kitten home with me against my dad Robert Leroy Nelsen's wishes!!! Also I think I was 4-5 years old we were all together and Aunt Wanda made homemade spaghetti & meatballs I had this heaping amount of spaghetti thinking I'm not going to be able to eat it all loved the two of them, lots!!

    Lori Laureen Tobiasson (nee Nelsen)on 11 May 2016

    As kids, when grandpa was in the hospital in Omaha, dad left us three boys with Marion and Wanda. I remember playing with trucks on the back porch area. At any rate, sometime during the evening, my brother Jeremy went missing. Wanda frantically searched for him but since he was just a baby he couldn't get far and Marion wasn't too worried. Jeremy had managed to crawl behind the couch and wedged in there. They eventually found him. I always looked up to Marion and still picture Wanda as a Barbra Stanwick type from Big Valley.

    Randy James Nelsen on 11th May 2016



    Marion W. Nelsen was born May 11,1917 to Peter C .and Anna Elsie (Rossen) Nelsen on a farm north of Curtis, NE. As a small child they moved to a farm south of Curtis where he attended country school and then graduated from NSA in Curtis in 1937.

    In 1941 he enlisted in the Air Force and was sent overseas in February of 1942. He was stationed in the South Pacific on Christmas Island, New Heberdies and Guadalcanal. He returned to the states June of 1944 and was stationed at Victorville Air Base, CA. He was later honorably discharged at Ft. Leavenworth in 1945.

    He married Wanda Fratti October 20, 1945 in Detroit, Michigan. They returned to Curtis in 1947 and moved to a farm south of Curtis, living there 16 years. Their children Jim and Diane spent most of their young lives on this farm.

    The family moved north of Curtis in 1963 and lived there until 1990 when Marion and Wanda retired and moved to North Platte, NE after 43 years of farming.
    He was a life-time member of the American Legion and served on the school board of the Curtis Elementary School.

    His family remembers his love of his children and grandchildren, nieces and nephews. He was responsible for many of them learning to drive an old stick shift car on their farm south of Curtis. He was also an avid sports fan traveling to three states to watch his grandsons and great nephew play football.

    Marion was preceded in death by his parents, his brothers and their spouses Leroy and Velma Nelsen, Kenneth and Dolly Nelsen, sisters and spouses Margaret and Marvin Schmid, Doris and Gerald Awtry, nephew Dennis Awtry and most recently his wife of 64 years, Wanda Nelsen.

    Survivors include his son Jim Nelsen and wife Marilyn of Marion, Iowa and daughter Diane Pollmann and husband Larry of McCook. Grandsons Clint (Mandi) Nelsen of Grimes, IA, Neil (Kelly) Nelsen of Indianola, IA, Darren (Courtney) Pollmann of McCook, NE and granddaughter Lisa Pollmann of McCook, NE. Great grandchildren Elle, Lane, Tyde, Aspen and Grady Nelsen and Olivia, Miles and Eileen Pollmann and a host of friends and relatives. 

    Marion married Wanda Fratti on 20 Oct 1945 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA. Wanda (daughter of Giuseppe Fratti and Elena Fulgari) was born on 7 Dec 1920 in Pavulo, Italy; died on 22 Feb 2010. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. James Peter Nelsen  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Feb 1948 in McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska, USA; died on 27 Sep 2019.
    2. 3. Diane Denise Nelsen  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Feb 1950 in McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska, USA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James Peter NelsenJames Peter Nelsen Descendancy chart to this point (1.Marion1) was born on 17 Feb 1948 in McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska, USA; died on 27 Sep 2019.

    James married Marilyn Joyce Schear on 8 Apr 1972 in Hampton, Franklin County, Iowa, USA. Marilyn was born on 19 Jan 1949 in Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Clint James Nelsen  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Feb 1975 in North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska, USA.
    2. 5. Neil Anthony Nelsen  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Jun 1978 in North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska, USA.

  2. 3.  Diane Denise NelsenDiane Denise Nelsen Descendancy chart to this point (1.Marion1) was born on 1 Feb 1950 in McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska, USA.

    Diane married Larry Lynn Pollmann on 20 Nov 1971 in Curtis, Frontier County, Nebraska, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Darren Lee Pollmann  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Mar 1976.
    2. 7. Lisa Marie Pollmann  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Nov 1979.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Clint James NelsenClint James Nelsen Descendancy chart to this point (2.James2, 1.Marion1) was born on 7 Feb 1975 in North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska, USA.

    Clint married Mandi L Saathoff on 20 Jul 2002 in Oelwein, Fayette County, Iowa, USA. Mandi was born on 26 Feb 1976 in Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Elle Marie Nelsen  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Dec 2003 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA.
    2. 9. Lane Willis Nelsen  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Feb 2006 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA.
    3. 10. Tyde Joseph Nelsen  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Jan 2010 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA.

  2. 5.  Neil Anthony NelsenNeil Anthony Nelsen Descendancy chart to this point (2.James2, 1.Marion1) was born on 8 Jun 1978 in North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska, USA.

    Neil married Kelly A Campbell on 14 May 2005 in Indianola, Warren County, Iowa, USA. Kelly was born on 8 Apr 1980 in Concordia, Cloud County, Kansas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Aspen Joy Nelsen  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Dec 2006 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA.
    2. 12. Grady James Nelsen  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Feb 2009 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA.
    3. 13. Casen Anthony Nelsen  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Aug 2011 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA.
    4. 14. Holden Dean Nelsen  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Nov 2017 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA.

  3. 6.  Darren Lee PollmannDarren Lee Pollmann Descendancy chart to this point (3.Diane2, 1.Marion1) was born on 27 Mar 1976.

    Darren married Courtney Wacker on 20 Sep 2003. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Olivia Pollmann  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 7.  Lisa Marie Pollmann Descendancy chart to this point (3.Diane2, 1.Marion1) was born on 22 Nov 1979.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Elle Marie NelsenElle Marie Nelsen Descendancy chart to this point (4.Clint3, 2.James2, 1.Marion1) was born on 12 Dec 2003 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA.

  2. 9.  Lane Willis NelsenLane Willis Nelsen Descendancy chart to this point (4.Clint3, 2.James2, 1.Marion1) was born on 19 Feb 2006 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA.

  3. 10.  Tyde Joseph NelsenTyde Joseph Nelsen Descendancy chart to this point (4.Clint3, 2.James2, 1.Marion1) was born on 6 Jan 2010 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA.

  4. 11.  Aspen Joy NelsenAspen Joy Nelsen Descendancy chart to this point (5.Neil3, 2.James2, 1.Marion1) was born on 13 Dec 2006 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA.

  5. 12.  Grady James NelsenGrady James Nelsen Descendancy chart to this point (5.Neil3, 2.James2, 1.Marion1) was born on 7 Feb 2009 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA.

  6. 13.  Casen Anthony NelsenCasen Anthony Nelsen Descendancy chart to this point (5.Neil3, 2.James2, 1.Marion1) was born on 14 Aug 2011 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA.

  7. 14.  Holden Dean NelsenHolden Dean Nelsen Descendancy chart to this point (5.Neil3, 2.James2, 1.Marion1) was born on 30 Nov 2017 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA.

  8. 15.  Olivia PollmannOlivia Pollmann Descendancy chart to this point (6.Darren3, 3.Diane2, 1.Marion1)


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