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- Anna Nelson
Ann Esther Nelson, 86, died Sunday, Jan. 18, 1998, at Cambridge Place Nursing Home.
Mass of Christian Burial was at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Gregory’s Catholic Church. Rosary was at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the church. The Rev. George Bertels officiated.
Organist was Bob Welch. The church choir sang All the Earth Proclaims the Lord, Panis Angelicus, O Lord I Am Not Worthy, Ave Maria and Holy God We Praise Thy Name.
Pall bearers were William Nelson, Kerry Nelson, Mike Nelson, Danny Nelson, Steve Nelson and Kevin Nelson. Burial was in St. Gregory’s Catholic Cemetery, Marysville. Arrangements were by Kinsley.
She was born June 23, 1911, at Summerfield, the daughter of Thomas and Kathryn Percell Whelan.
She graduated from Summerfield High School in 1930.
She married William H. Nelson Feb. 8, 1935, at Holy Family Church, Summerfield. They farmed in the Summerfield and Beattie areas until moving to a farm one mile west of Oketo in 1966. After retiring they moved into Marysville in 1978.
She was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church and Alter Society in Summerfield before moving to Marysville, where she was a member of St. Gregory’s Catholic Church and Alter Society.
Preceding her in death were her husband on Aug. 7, 1984; a son, William M. Nelson in 1997; brothers, Frances, Mike and John Whelan; and sisters, Theresa Whelan, Kathryn Whelan and Sabena Manley.
Survivors are four sons, Jerome Nelson, Tulsa, Jerald Nelson, Liberty, Mo., Norman Nelson, Raytown, Mo., and Jim Nelson, Bremen; one daughter, Kathleen Ayres, Downer Grove, Ill.; 19 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
The Marysville Advocate, Marysville, Kansas. Thursday, 22 January 1998.
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