Levern H. Nelson

Mr. Levern H. Nelson, 85, of Fertile, Iowa, died Monday, Sept. 8, 1997 at his home.

Funeral services were held Thursday, Sept. 11, at the Church of Christ, Fertile, with the Rev. Dennis Granz and Rev. Roger Kampstra officiating. Interment was in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City, Iowa.

The Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, Iowa was in charge of arrangements. The family suggests memorials to the Levern H. Nelson memorial fund.

Levern was born Jan. 29, 1912 in Grant Township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, the son of George W. and Agnes H. (Rasmussen) Nelson. He attended country school in Grant Township.

Levern farmed with his father on the family farm. Levern married Reva June Zirbel on Feb. 20, 1934 at the Lutheran Church in Clear Lake. They farmed north of Clear Lake until moving into Fertile in 1961 where he had lived ever since.

He enjoyed reading, farming, his John Deere tractors, work horses, going out to eat and visiting with his friends. He was a former member of the Fertile Consolidated School Board, and 4-H leader.

He is survived by a son, Larry Nelson, and his wife, Donna, Hanlontown, Iowa; and one daughter, Nancy Ingham and her husband, George, Swaledale, Iowa; one sister, Edna Pederson, Fertile; eight grandchildren, Wendy Ingham and her fiance, Ron Wheeler, Wanda Avery and her husband, Denis, Marcia Ingham, Laura Shropshire and her husband, Randy, Marie Webb and her husband, Hugh, Christine Fagg and her husband, Ned, Cheryle Kapka and her husband, Dave and Lonny Nelson; 11 great-grandchildren, Jill Avery, Alex Avery, Ryan Shropshire, Amanda Shropshire, Briana Webb, Houston Webb, Harrison Web, Courtney Fagg, Audrey Benson, Kelley Benson and Dean Kapka.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and his wife on Jan. 29, 1987.

Organist was Bonnie Kuns and soloist, Barbara Kuhn.

Honorary pallbearers were Marcia Ingham, Wanda Avery, Wendy Ingham, Cheryl Kapka, Christine Fagg, Marie Webb, Laura Shropshire.

Pallbearers were Lonny Nelson, Randy Shropshire, Hugh Webb, Ned Fagg, Dave Kapka, Denis Avery, Ron Wheeler.