LEROY I. NIELSEN
Tue, 2016-01-12 21:50
News Staff
ALAMO — LeRoy I. Nielsen, 87, went home to the Lord Tuesday, January 5, 2016, at Legends Transitional Care Center in McAllen. LeRoy was born in Crookston, Minnesota and lived in Alamo since 1993. He married the love of his life, Anna Marie Kraft on July 10, 1951 at Selfridge, ND. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army who served during the Korean Conflict and was a member of Resurrection Catholic Church in Alamo. He is preceded in death by his parents, Clarence and Ethel Nielsen; a brother, Clarence Nielsen, Jr. and an infant brother, Melvin Nielsen.
Mr. Nielsen is survived by his wife of 64 years, Anna Kraft Nielsen of Alamo; five children, Thomas Jerald Nielsen of Bountiful, UT, Jeffrey David Nielsen, Valerie Ann Tuseth both of Crookston, MN, Vanessa Marie Nielsen of Ogilvie, MN, Marilyn Kay Crombie, of Council Bluffs, IA; twelve grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; three brothers, Andrew Nielsen, Richard Nielsen, Lester Nielsen; and three sisters, Elaine Ditlovson, LaVonne Hockin and Elsie Hagen. A Memorial Mass will take place at 2 p.m. Monday, January 11, 2016, at Resurrection Catholic Church in Alamo. Funeral services are under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home in San Juan.