Rose M. Nelson

Rose M. Nelson was born November 12, 1931 to John H. & Bertha Wageman on a farm near Yutan, NE. She was baptized & confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church in Yutan. She married Laurel W. Nelson November 30, 1948. To this union two children were born, Gary W. and Marcia Kay. Rose resided in Lancaster County engaged in farming with her husband. She taught Sunday School for many years, served on the Church Council, was a member of the L.C.W. & WELCA of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Ceresco. Rose served on the School Board of District No. 149 in Davey, also on the Lancaster County Extension Board. She enjoyed gardening, fishing, sewing and traveling. Preceding Rose in death are her husband Laurel, parents John H. & Bertha Wageman, 2 brothers Harvey Wageman & E. John Wageman, sister Marilyn Fehr & brother-in-law Leonard Fehr, granddaughter Rose Marie Lepore. Mourning her passing are children Gary W. & wife Lynette Nelson, Marcia Kay & husband Doug Tetley; 5 grandchildren Stacey, Crystal, Juliet, Joel and James; 9 great-grandchildren Kolby, Jonah, Audrie, Maison, Payton, Nathan, Gage, Emilyn, and Treycn; 2 sisters-in-law Wava Wageman and Eileen Wageman; nephews and nieces.