Born ‎16 Jun 1885 Grove Lake Township, Pope County, Minnesota, died ‎10 Jun 1962 Pope County, Minnesota‎, age 76 years, buried Villard, Pope County, Minnesota
Memorial based on obituary in Pope County Tribune June 21, 1962.

Additional information;

Henry married Mary Ellen Mitchell June 16, 1926. He owned & operated a butcher shop in Villard & later a grocery store. In the 1930's, he went to Chicago, Ill. to seek employment & worked for Buick Motor Company for 5 years. After returning to Villard he was employed by Megarry Construction Company.

Survivors include his wife Mary; three daughters, Mrs. Oran (Marion) Anderson of Alexandria, Mrs. Norman (Marjorie) Von Filden & Mrs. Donald (Edyth) Olson, both of Minneapolis; a step-daughter, Mrs. Leslie (Fern) Jensen of Nelson; 19 grandchildren; one brother, Ted of Chicago, Ill.; and three sisters, Mrs. George (Augusta) Olfson of Grants Pass, Oregon, Mrs. Herb (Josephine) Magnuson of Chicago, Ill. & Mrs. Oscar (Anna) Vesledahl of Sioux Falls, S. D.

Born ‎6 Feb 1892 Leven Township, Pope County, Minnesota, died ‎14 Jan 1995 Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota Event Description: Calvary Cemetery, Villard, Minnesota‎, age 102 years, buried Villard, Pope County, Minnesota, ‎1st marriage to: Paul Dennis "Mae" Mitchell, ‎2nd marriage to: Henry Nathaniel Nelson
1892-1995
MARY ELLEN "MAE" NELSON

"Mae" Nelson died January 14 1995 at the Knute Nelson Memorial home at the age of 102 years, 11 months and eight days.

Funeral services were held Wed., January 18 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Bartholomew's Church in Villard with Rev. Klienschmidt officiating and interment in Calvary Cemetery. A prayer service was held the previous evening at Hoplin Funeral Home. Casket bears were: Paul Jensen, Richard Jensen, Bruce von Feldon, Barry von Feldon, Greg Olsen, Randy Olsen and Bart Anderson.

"Mae" Nelson was born February 6, 1892 in Leven Township, Pope County, Minnesota, the daughter of Edward and Ellen (Shinners) Gaffaney in a log cabin. She lived most of her adult life in Villard. She was a member of St. Bartholomew's Catholic church and was active in church and community affairs. "Mae" cared for children and provided board, room and care for teachers, elderly and disabled individuals in her home.

Surviving are three daughters, Fyrn Dobberpuhl of Nelson, Marg von Feldon of Edina and Edith Olson of Bloomington; 22 grandchildren and 29 great grandchildren and 10 great great grandchildren; two sisters, Lorraine Ewert and Helen Stege, both of San Jose, California; brother Walter Gaffaney of El Toro, California, and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, Paul Mitchell in 1923; Henry Nelson in 1962; her son Woodrow Mitchell in 1950; her daughter Marian Anderson in 1980, and her grandson, Robert Jensen in 1987.