Esther Nelson
March 21, 2009
Esther was born March 4, 1908 on the farm in Burt County, near Craig, Nebraska. Her parents were Nels and Hilma 'Nelson' Johnson. She was a graduate of Craig High School, and attended Midland College for 2 years.
Later, she graduated from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.
She taught in rural Burt and Greeley counties, and in the Tekamah schools in Nebraska. Then she taught in Monmouth, Illinois before moving to Fort Dodge, Iowa where she taught for 26 years. She then moved to Fremont in 1981.
Esther was a 'Life Member' of Alpha Delta Kappa Honorary Teachers Sorority, having served in the Iowa state and local chapter offices. She was a member of the Nebraska State and Fremont Area Retired Teachers Associations, the AARP, and the Baker's Dozen Extension Club. Esther was a member of First Lutheran Church of Fremont, it's Dorcas Circle and the Altar Guild.
On September 17, 1939, she was married to Kenneth N. Nelson in Oakland, Nebraska. He preceded her in death in June of 1987, as did her brothers Carl and Walter Johnson.
Esther is survived by her niece Carol Fosbinder of Fremont and Carol's son Joe Fosbinder, and niece Margie and husband Larry Ludvigsen of Fremont and their sons Eric Ludvigsen and Jon and wife Joy Ludvigsen and Jon and Joy's daughters Hope and Holly, cousins Louise Baumann of Omaha and Egron Bernhardson of Sweden.
The funeral service will be 10:30 AM Thursday (March 26th) at First Lutheran Church (3200 E. Military) with the Rev. Norman Freund and Rev. Kathy Gerking officiating. The committal will follow in Memorial Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Alpha Delta Kappa Honorary Teacher's Sorority Scholarship Fund (for Education Major attending Midland or Dana Colleges) and to First Lutheran Church.
Visitation at the Ludvigsen Mortuary, Fremont, will be on Wednesday (March 25th) from 2 to 8 PM, with the family receiving friends from 6:30 to 8 PM.
Online guestbook at www.Ludvigsenmortuary.com
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