Ernest Niels Nielsen

January 15, 1921 - October 1, 2019

A Funeral Service for Ernest Niels Nielsen was held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry with visitation starting one hour prior to the service. Rev. Rick Miller provided words of comfort. Ernest Niels Nielsen, son of Hans Nielsen and Karen Tvenstrup Nielsen, was born January 15, 1921 on a farm in Kimballton, Iowa and died October 1, 2019 at the Perry Lutheran Home at the age of 98 years, 8 months and 17 days. Ernest attended rural Kimballton Schools growing up. He lived in Dedham for years. Ernest was a farmer and worked various places including Dawson, Iowa. Ernest was preceded in death by his father Hans who lived to be 98 years old, his mother Karen who lived to be 108 years old and his twin brother Emmert Folmer Nielsen. He is survived by his niece Mary Jo May and her husband Brad of Atlantic, Iowa; longtime friend Lyle Parsons of Perry, Iowa; other relatives and many friends.