NIELSEN, Einar H. (1923-2018)

NIELSEN

Posted By: Karon Velau (email)
Date: 7/14/2024 at 17:13:46

Einar H. Nielsen
(March 2, 1923 - December 11, 2018)

Einar H. Nielsen, age 95, of Battle Creek, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, December 11, 2018, at the Willow Dale Wellness Village in Battle Creek, Iowa. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, December 15, 2018, at the St. John’s Lutheran Church of Battle Creek, Iowa. Reverend Randy D. Cormeny will officiate. Military Rites will be conducted by the Maple Valley Post No. 364 of the American Legion, of Battle Creek, Iowa. Committal Services will follow in the Mount Hope Cemetery of Battle Creek, Iowa. A Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, December 14, 2018, at the Christensen – Van Houten Funeral Home of Battle Creek, Iowa. Einar H. Nielsen, the son of Peter and Anna (Sorensen) Nielsen was born on March 2, 1923, in Battle Creek, IA. Einar was raised on a farm in rural Battle Creek and received his education from Battle Creek High School graduating with the class of 1941. He served in the European Theatre as a member of the Army Air Corps. He was a radio gunner on a B-26 Bomber. On January 1, 1948, Einar was united in marriage to Lucia Reimer. The couple were blessed with three children: Roger, Randy and Kay Ann. The family made their home on a farm in rural Battle Creek. Einar farmed, fed cattle, and raised buffalo. He also served as a rural mail carrier and worked as a crop insurance adjuster.
Left to cherish his memory include two sons: Roger (Joan) Nielsen and Randy (Cindy) Nielsen both of Battle Creek, IA; 5 grandsons; 12 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great grandchild; sister-in-law Harriett Nielsen of Ida Grove, IA; numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Lucia in 2006; daughter Kay Ann Nielsen Hazelton; 5 brothers and 2 sisters. Source - Christenson-Van Houten Funeral Services, 321 2nd St., Ida Grove, IA. 51445