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Nels Edward Knutzen Sr.

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Nels Edward Knutzen Sr.

Birth
Death
10 Sep 1963 (aged 86)
Burial
Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
Plot
C-12-3-4
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NELS E. KNUTZEN SR.

Nels E. Knutzen Sr., 86, formerly of 611 N. Ashland Ave., died Tuesday afternoon in a local hospital after a long illness. The son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Christian Knutzen was born Aug. 19, 1877, in Manitowoc. He was a locomotive engineer for the North Western Railroad for 45 years until his retirement in 1945. His wife preceded him in death on July 1, 1962. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
Survivors are one son, Nels E. Jr., Green Bay; one daughter, Mrs. Donald L. (Helen) Kennedy, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, and six grandchildren.
Friends may call at Findeisen-Greiser Funeral Home after 7 tonight. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home with the Rev. Harold Wisner in charge. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Green Bay Press Gazette, Wednesday, September 11, 1963 P. 34
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[died at DePere WI/age 86 yrs./cremains/bur. on Nelson W. Winningstedt lot]
NELS E. KNUTZEN SR.

Nels E. Knutzen Sr., 86, formerly of 611 N. Ashland Ave., died Tuesday afternoon in a local hospital after a long illness. The son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Christian Knutzen was born Aug. 19, 1877, in Manitowoc. He was a locomotive engineer for the North Western Railroad for 45 years until his retirement in 1945. His wife preceded him in death on July 1, 1962. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
Survivors are one son, Nels E. Jr., Green Bay; one daughter, Mrs. Donald L. (Helen) Kennedy, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, and six grandchildren.
Friends may call at Findeisen-Greiser Funeral Home after 7 tonight. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home with the Rev. Harold Wisner in charge. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Green Bay Press Gazette, Wednesday, September 11, 1963 P. 34
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[died at DePere WI/age 86 yrs./cremains/bur. on Nelson W. Winningstedt lot]


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  • Created by: Kent Salomon
  • Added: Aug 11, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95210533/nels_edward-knutzen: accessed ), memorial page for Nels Edward Knutzen Sr. (19 Aug 1877–10 Sep 1963), Find a Grave Memorial ID 95210533, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Kent Salomon (contributor 901).