He was born Feb. 10, 1921, in Menahga to William K. and Edla Johanna (Salo) Nissila. He married Margaret M. Downer on March 17, 1951, in Hubbard, Minn. He was a journeyman electrician, working on construction throughout Northern Minnesota. He was a longtime member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. He was an Army veteran, serving as a nurse in Northern Africa in World War II.
He is survived by two sons, Rodney R. and Milo S. Nissila; a daughter, Cora Nissila; six grandchildren, Stacy, Jesse, Jackie, David, Julie and Steve; a great-grandson; three brothers, Clarence (Ann) Nissila, Harold Nissila and Ernest (Elsie) Nissila; three sisters, Sally Jurva, Linda (Mike) Colalillo and Elsie (Sidney) Johnson; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Margaret, in 1996; and three sisters, Gertrude Pulju, Allie Thomas and Lila Perkins.
Burial in Lakeview Cemetery in Buhl.
He was born Feb. 10, 1921, in Menahga to William K. and Edla Johanna (Salo) Nissila. He married Margaret M. Downer on March 17, 1951, in Hubbard, Minn. He was a journeyman electrician, working on construction throughout Northern Minnesota. He was a longtime member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. He was an Army veteran, serving as a nurse in Northern Africa in World War II.
He is survived by two sons, Rodney R. and Milo S. Nissila; a daughter, Cora Nissila; six grandchildren, Stacy, Jesse, Jackie, David, Julie and Steve; a great-grandson; three brothers, Clarence (Ann) Nissila, Harold Nissila and Ernest (Elsie) Nissila; three sisters, Sally Jurva, Linda (Mike) Colalillo and Elsie (Sidney) Johnson; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Margaret, in 1996; and three sisters, Gertrude Pulju, Allie Thomas and Lila Perkins.
Burial in Lakeview Cemetery in Buhl.
Family Members
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Gertrude Josephine Nissila Pulju
1912–1985
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Sally Sophie Nissila Jurva
1913–2003
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Allie Mary Nissila Thomas
1913–1987
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Lila Helen Komula Perkins
1917–2009
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Clarence William Nissila
1918–2006
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Lila Nissila Curry
1923–1991
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Lina "Grandma" Nissila Colalillo
1925–2007
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Ernest Rueben "Ernie" Nissila
1928–2006
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Harold Floyd Nissila
1929–2008
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Records on Ancestry
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U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
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Minnesota, U.S., Death Index, 1908-2017
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Web: Minnesota, U.S., Marriages from the Minnesota Official Marriage System, 1850-2022
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
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U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
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