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NAVRA, Thomas
Posted By:Donna Bell Cross
Date: Thursday, 2 December 1999, at 9:43:14 p.m.
--Thos. Navra, Washburn's photographer, died last Tuesday of consumption.
The Bayfield County Press, Saturday, November 25, 1899
NELSON, Albert A. OBITUARY
Albert A. Nelson, 59, died Saturday at his home. He was born Dec. 29, 1925 in Grand View, the son of Martin and Minnie (Overby) Nelson. He attended school at Port Wing and served with the
U.S. Army during World War II. He married Dorothy M. Muska, Feb. 9, 1950 in Ashland. They lived in Weyerhauser, Ingram and Ashland, before settling in Grand View. They lived in Drummond the last ten years where he worked for Drummond Wood Products. He was a member of the Mason-Grand View American Legion Post 516, and the Drummond Free Lutheran Church.
He was preceded in death by his father, three brothers and a sister. Roger of St. Paul, Minn., Albert of Harvard, Neb., Arnold of Drummond, John of Hayward, Loren of Manassas, VA., Richard of Camp Springs, MD., and Francis of Alvin, S. C; three daughters Rhonda Denninger of Yucaipa, Calif.; Althea Vrinko of Soldotna, AL., and Tina Nelson of Drummond. Also surviving are six brothers, Melvin and James of Ashland, Glenn of Mason, Charles and George of Drummond and William Anderson of Union Grove; three sisters, Evelyne and Lois Nelson of New Richmond and Marion Bowers of Mason; and 17 grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Drummond Free Lutheran Church, with Pastor Harris Van Someren officiating. Burial was in Grand View Cemetery. Visitation was 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Anderson-Nathan Funeral Home in Hayward and 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the church.
The Iron River Pioneer September 12, 1985
Note: There appears to be a sentance missing which would introduce the survivors. The text following "He was preceded in death..." is not consistant.
A. G. NELSON OBITUARY
A. G. NELSON IS SUMMONED
Death Comes to Relieve the Suffering of an Old and Respected Resident
August G. Nelson died at his home in the Town of Orienta last Thursday afternoon, after an extended illness, at the age of 66 years. He had been confined to bed at the Ashland General Hospital and at his home for the past two months.
A. G. Nelson was born in Denmark July 10, 1859. He came to America with his parents at the age of eleven and settled at Hutchinson, Minnesota. Here he was married to Anna Jensen forty-two years ago. To them were born three children, Mrs. Carrie Peterson, Nels C. and Augusta K. Nelson, besides two foster children, Mrs. Minnie Johnson and John A. Nelson, who with their mother all survive him.
Mr. Nelson came to Iron River, Wisconsin, eighteen years ago, and settled on the farm where he died last week. He was always active in public welfare, serving faithfully on town and school boards both here and in Minnesota.
Besides his family he leaves to mourn his departure two brothers, M. C. of Hutchinson, Minn., and C. C., of Gascoyne, N.D., and a host of friends.
The funeral was conducted last Saturday afternoon at 1:30 by Rev. E. Benson, of Port Wing, and the remains were laid to rest in the Iron River cemetery.
The sympathy of the entire community goes out to the bereaved family.
The Iron River Pioneer Thursday, September 24, 1925
ELNA (POYRY) NELSON OBITUARY
Elna (Poyry) Nelson, 78, a former Washburn resident, died April 13 at a Duluth nursing home. She was born in Washburn Feb. 11, 1907, the daughter of the late Otto and Johnson Poyry. She lived the early part of her life in the Washburn area, moving to Duluth later where she made her home.
She is survivied by one sister, Mrs. Harold (Hilma) Johnson, Niles, Ill. and several nephews. Graveside services were held April 17 with Rev. Ron Hanson officiating. Burial was in Woodland Cemetery.
Iron River Pioneer April 25 1985
FRANCES A. (CARLSON) NELSON OBITUARY
Frances A. Nelson, 96, St. Peter, Minn., a former longtime resident of Port Wing, died May 5 [1985] at the Community Health Care Center in St. Peter. She was born Jan. 9, 1889 in Harvey Township, Meeker County, Minn., the daugter of Frank and Sophia (Swanson) Carslon. Mrs. Nelson was a 1911 graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, and was a teacher and high school principal in Dassel, Minn. In June 1915, whe was married to Carl O. Nelson, of St. Peter, and moved to Orienta Township, Port Wing, where they built a home and dairy farm in what was then undeveloped wilderness.
Mrs. Nelson was an active participant in community and civic affairs for more than a half centurey. She was a member of the First Lutheran Church of Port Wing, the Women's Missionary Society, the Homemakers' Club, the Orienta Women's Club and 4-H clubs, as well as being yearly fund-raiser for the American Red Cross and American Cancer Society. She was also involved in various Bayfield County Extension programs. From the time of her college graduation in 1911 until her resignation in 1978, she was class agent for Gustavus Adolphus College. In 1969, after 54 years on the family farm in Port Wing, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson retired to St. Peter, Minn., where Mrs. Nelson was active in the League of Women Voters, The College Literary Society and Library Association.
She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers and four sisters. Her husband died June 5, 1975, prior to their 60th wedding anniversary. Mrs. Nelson is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Leroy (Barbara) Everson, Ames, Iowa; a son, C. Franklin Nelson, Port Wing; one brother, Dr. Harold W. Carlson, Atlanta Ga; 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held May 7 at the First Lutheran Church in St. Peter, with Rev. Dennis Johnson officiating. Burial was at the Scandian Grove East Cemetery, Norseland, Minn. A memorial fund has been established in Mrs. Nelson's name at Gustavus Adolphus College.
The Iron River Pioneer May 23, 1985
NELSON, William OBITUARY
Willaim H. Nelson, 42, 1610 Ninth Avenue West, Ashland, died Friday at Memorial Medical Center as the result of an automobile accident. He is the son of Doris Nelson of Washburn.
He was born Aug. 21, 1942 in Ashland, the son of Elmer and Doris Nelson. He had been employed at the James River Corporation since 1961, and was a past president of the Ashland Eagles organization.
Surviving, besides his mother, are: two sons,Rick, Blaine, Minn. and Craig, Montomery, AL; one daughter Tammy Nelson of Suffern, NY; and three grandchildren.
Also surviving are a brother, Kenneth Nelson, Janesville; and two sisters, Lenore Unseth, Janesille; and Mrs.Roland(Tina) Barker, Idaho Falls, Idaho. He was preceded in death by his father Elmer in 1955.
Funeral services were Monday at Bratley Funeral Home, Washburn, with Rev. Fr. John Slowey officiating. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery, Washburn.
Visitation was Sunday at Bratley Funeral Home.
The Iron River Pioneer July 18, 1985
MRS. DOLCE (FECTEAU) NETTLETON OBITUARY
Mrs. George (Dole) Nettleton, 65, of Cornucopia, died Saturday at an Ashland nursing home. She was born Sept. 1, 1920 in Ashland, the daughter of Fred and Georiana Fecteau. She attended St. Agnes Grade School and DePadua High School. She married George Nettleton May 9, 1942 in Ionwood, Mich. She was employed at Munsingwear in Ashland for 12 years. She was a member of St. Anne's Catholic Church in Cornucopia.
Besides her husband, she is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Anna Maria Frialla of Minneapolis, Minn.; five sisters, Mrs. Florence Lamareau of Daytona Beach, Fla., Mrs. Bertha Kratz of Detroit, Mich., Mrs. Isabelle Lowe of Washburn, Mrs. Fern VandeWalker of rural New York state, and Mrs. Claone Weigle of Minneapolis; and one brother, Gerald Fecteau of Marrietta, GA.
Funeral services will be Friday at 11 a.m. at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Ashland with Fr. Andre Schludecker as celebrant. Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Schaffer Funeral Home in Ashland. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society if desired.
The Iron River Pioneer October 24, 1985
HATHA STAR NITSCH OBITUARY
Hatha Star Nitsch, age three, of Bayfield, died on Feb. 28 at home. She was born on Oct. 13, 1981, in Glidden, the daughter of Robert and Patty (Sweeney) Nitsch, Jr.
She is survived by her parents; two brothers, Joshua and Jody; a baby sister, Hannah; her paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle J. Sweeney, Des Moines, Iowa; and other relatives. There was no visitation.
Funeral services were held on Monday, at 11 a.m., at Faith Baptist Church, Bayfield. Burial will be in Greenewood Cemetery, Bayfield. The family requests that memorials be directed to Faith Baptist Church, Bayfield, to the Bob Nitsch Family Fund in lieu of flowers. Arrangements were handled by the Overholser Funeral Home.
Iron River Pioneer March 7, 1985
NOURSE, J.H. OBITUARY
At his residence in Bayfield, Wis., Monday, June 22, 1891 at 7:30 in the morning, J.H. Nourse, in the 61st year of his age. The funeral was held from the house at 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, Rev. C.E. Freeman officiating. The interment was in Greenwood cemetery.
J.H. Nourse was born in the city of Washington, D.C. July 7th 1830. His father was the Rev. James Nourse, for a number of years pastor at Milroy, Pa., and his mother was the daughter of a Methodist minister. The first eleven years of his life were spent in Milroy with his parents. When eleven years old he was sent to Washington to be eduacated at an academy taught by his uncles. At the age of seventeen he went to Mt. Holly, N.J. and spend a year in study. The next year he returned to Washington and assisted his father in the work of teaching. Study was a pleasure to him, mathematics and Latin being his favorite studies. On March 15th, 1853, he and Miss I.L. Rittenhouse of Washington, were maried in Washington by the latter's grandfather, the Rev. James Laurie D.D. Soon after the marriage Mr. Nourse and wife left Washington to go as foreign missionaries to the then far distant Indian Territory. The journey was no easy one and the place where they were located was so far from civilization that necessary supplies, such as needles, thread, etc., could be procured from New York but once a year. It was here that his usual good health broke down and the throat trouble fastened itself on him which ultimately brought him to his death. In the fall of 1854 he returned to Washington in very feeble health. For a year or so he tried to teach, but his throat troubled him more and more until his case became very serious. In 1856 he was sent out to Bayfield- then a town on paper only- by the Bayfield Land Company as their agent to transact some business for the company. He was here two months and during that time made his home with Mr. and Mrs. J. Austrian, who kept a boarding house at LaPointe, then the chief town on Chequamegon Bay. The trip did him so much good that he decided to return the next year, though none of his friends expected him to live until then. On June 6, 1857 he was again at Bayfield. This time he brought his wife with him, determined to make his home here. In 1861 he left Bayfield to go to Rockland Mich., where he remained two years when he returned to the East. In 1858 he moved to La Crosse, Wis., to take charge of an academy. But the dust of LaCrosse broke his health and he was compelled to come back to Bayfield. This was in 1869 and from that time until his death Bayfield was his home. He came here in 1869 as Receiver in the U.S. Land Office. Afterwards he taught the public school and assisted Mr. S S. Vaughn as book keeper. In the fall of 1872 he formed a co-partnership with Mr. A.C. Hayward under the firm name of J.H. Nourse & Co. This firm succeded Mr. S.S. Vaughn in the general merchandise business. The succeeding fall the partnership was dissolved and J.H. Nourse took the business into his own hands.
Such, in bief, are the main facts of his life. But no sketch of that life would be complete which would omit the moral and religious side. He was brought up religiously but his conversion did not take place until he was fourteen years of age. It was only a few weeks before his death that he referred to it in such a ways as to show that his memory of it was very vivid. During his whole life he was occupied in religious work. In Bayfield he will long be remembered by many as a Sabbath School leader. As his life drew near to its close his religious feelings and hopes grew brighter. Not long before his death he gave his directions concering his funeral, selecting the hymns to be sung and the Scripture to be read. Though an elder in the Presbyterian church his desire was that the funeral be from his home rathr than from the church.
Only an hour before his death, when he had great difficulty in breathing, he said, "Oh, Heavenly Father, come and take me home," which were the last words he uttered. Then his life closed, as it had been lived in patient trust and reliance on the Power which he felt to be the Healer and Judge of all.
Edward E. Nourse
The Bayfield County Press, Saturday, June 27, 1891
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