DONALD L. NELSEN, 79, of Avoca, died Sunday, Sept. 4th, at Myrtue Medical Center, in Harlan. Funeral services for DONALD NELSEN will be held 10:30-a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13th, at Trinity Lutheran Church, in Avoca. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home. The family will meet with friends at Trinity Lutheran Church, on Monday, Sept. 12th, from 4-until 8-p.m.

Burial is in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon at 3-p.m., Tuesday.

DONALD LaVERNE NELSEN is survived by:

His wife of 59 years – Dorothy (Andersen) Nelsen, of Avoca.

His sons – Nicholas Nelsen, of Avoca, & James (Jenny) Nelsen, of Van Meter.

His daughter – Andrea (Kerry) Danker, of Avoca.

His brothers – Darrell (Sue) Nelsen, and Tom Nelsen, all of Audubon; Frank (Marlene) Nelsen, of Avoca.

His sisters – Vitta Rattenborg, of Audubon, and Phyliss Nelsen, of Des Moines.

9 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, his good friend, Jim Sievers, other relatives and many friends.