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- Bio: Betty 'LoJean' Nelson died Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, at the Mid-Nebraska Lutheran Home in Newman Grove.
- Services for Betty 'LoJean' Nelsen, 87, of Newman Grove, will be at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 31, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Newman Grove, with burial to follow at Hope Cemetery in Newman Grove. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 30, at Trinity Lutheran Church.
- LoJean (Hendrickson) Nelsen, the daughter of Tillman and Esther (Thompson) Hendrickson, was born Nov. 25, 1931, in Bradish.
- She attended grade school at Dist. # 38, and graduated from Newman Grove High School with the class of 1949. After graduation, she moved to Lincoln for a brief time and worked at the Woolworth Dime Store. She missed Merle and her family so she moved back to Newman Grove.
- On Feb. 22, 1953, she married Merle Nelsen at South Branch Lutheran Church in rural Albion.
- She worked at the First National Bank of Newman Grove, Newman Grove Livestock Market, Wegner Jensen Fowlkes Auction, Cornlea Auction and Central Plains Auction.
- She enjoyed flowers, shopping and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
- Survivors include her husband, Merle of Newman Grove; daughter, Marcia Nelsen of Elkhorn; son, Mark Nelsen of Newman Grove; grandchildren, Kelly (Aaron) Schlee of Lindsay, Bailey (Mike) Jorgensen of Bennington, Megan (Mark) McLaughlin of Omaha, Cody (Miranda) Nelsen of Columbus; great-grandchildren, Zander Jarecki, Piper Jarecki, Elia Jarecki, Tru Schlee, Harlow Jorgensen, Sloane Jorgensen, Cora McLaughlin, Davi McLaughlin, Etta Nelsen, and Becker Nelsen; sisters, LaRue (Paul) Kipper of Las Vegas, Sharon (Dean) King of Newman Grove; and daughter-in-law, Renee (Rob) Rose of Newman Grove.
- She was preceded in death by her parents; son, Michael Nelsen; grandson, Brandon Nelsen; and grandson-in-law, Adam Jarecki.
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