Julius S. Nelson, 82, lifelong resident of Milton, died unexpectedly Friday, Nov. 23, in his home at 117 Parkview Drive.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24, in the Milton Seventh Day Baptist Church, the Rev. Earl Cruzan officiating. Burial was in Milton Cemetery with Erlo Nelson, Nolan Nelson, Leman Rood, Franklin Bradley, Robert Hurley, and Allison Davis, all nephews, as pallbearers.
The son of Peter and Caroline Nelson was born Jan. 20, 1886, in Dell Rapids, South Dakota. He came to Milton as a young man and entered Milton College where he graduated in 1914. He was a veteran or World War I and for many years he worked in the Hough Shade Plant in Janesville. He was a member of the Milton Seventh Day Baptist Church.
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Lydia Hurley of Madison, and Mrs. Carrie Frederick, Milton; nieces and nephews.
Julius S. Nelson, 82, lifelong resident of Milton, died unexpectedly Friday, Nov. 23, in his home at 117 Parkview Drive.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24, in the Milton Seventh Day Baptist Church, the Rev. Earl Cruzan officiating. Burial was in Milton Cemetery with Erlo Nelson, Nolan Nelson, Leman Rood, Franklin Bradley, Robert Hurley, and Allison Davis, all nephews, as pallbearers.
The son of Peter and Caroline Nelson was born Jan. 20, 1886, in Dell Rapids, South Dakota. He came to Milton as a young man and entered Milton College where he graduated in 1914. He was a veteran or World War I and for many years he worked in the Hough Shade Plant in Janesville. He was a member of the Milton Seventh Day Baptist Church.
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Lydia Hurley of Madison, and Mrs. Carrie Frederick, Milton; nieces and nephews.
Family Members
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Anna Marie Nelson Swenson
1873–1895
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Alice Mary Nelson Davis
1875–1943
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Hannah Helen Nelson
1876–1963
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Carrie Elizabeth Nelson Frederick
1878–1983
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Charles Andrew Nelson
1880–1968
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Alena Sophia "Lena" "Nelsie" Nelson Rood
1882–1962
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Martin Lester Nelson
1884–1965
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Lyda Esther Nelson Hurley
1888–1970
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Clara Nelson
1890–1892
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