John W. Nelson
June 7, 1874-Feb. 2, 1958
Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, February 4, 1958, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library
NELSON RITES SET
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday in the Pifer Funeral Home here for John W. Nelson, 83, of Niles, who died Sunday night in the Quick Convalescent Home, following an extended illness. The Rev. John MacLachlan, pastor of the first Presbyterian Church, will officiate and burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.
Mr. Nelson was born June 7, 1874, in Varmland, Sweden, and came to Niles in 1938 from Chicago, where he was engaged in the profession of an interior wood finisher for railroad passenger coaches. His wife, Caroline, preceded him in death in 1952.
Surviving are: two sons, Arthur Nelson, of Chicago, and Bertal Nelson, of Los Angeles, Calif.; five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home.