Hazel Elizabeth Irene Nelson
Aug. 25, 1914 – Jan. 16, 2019
Hazel Elizabeth Irene
Nelson age 104, of Crosby,
ND passed away on
Wednesday, January 16,
2019 at St. Luke’s Sunrise
Care Center in Crosby.
Funeral services will be
1:00 PM on Saturday,
January 19, 2019 at Con-
cordia Lutheran Church
in Crosby with Pastor Em-
ily Shipman officiating.
Burial will follow at Con-
cordia Lutheran Cemetery
in Crosby. Visitation will
be 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM on
Friday, January 18, 2019
at Stakston-Martin Fun-
eral Home in Crosby and
also one hour before the
service at the church.
Hazel was born on Au-
gust 25, 1914 the daughter
of Evan and Lula Maude
(Lane) Nygaard in Alamo,
North Dakota. She was
raised in the Alamo area
attending Garnet Town-
ship Grade School and
graduating from Alamo
High School.
Hazel married Bennie
Nelson on May 1, 1937.
They moved to the Bert
Sandberg’s farm in 1942
and lived their until they
retired in 1989. She
cooked at the hospital for
a short time, but spent
most of her time as a farm
wife. They had three sons,
Gene, Jeremy and Bernde-
an. Hazel was involved
with Farmers Union, Wife
Organization, Ladies Aid
Homemakers, and Quilt-
ing. She also enjoyed trav-
eling, collecting cards,
scrapbooks, salt and
pepper shakers, knitting,
baking, sewing and cro-
cheting. Hazel moved to
Crosby in 1989 and lived
at the Wallin Manor. She
later moved to St. Luke’s
Sunrise Care Center
where she resided until
her death.
Hazel was preceded in
death by her parents, hus-
band, Bennie, sons, Gene
and Berndean and
daughter-in-law Marilyn
(Olson) Nelson sister,
Louella and brother, Mel-
vin.
She is survived by son,
Jeremy (Connie) Nelson,
ten grandchildren, twenty
four great-grandchildren
and eight great-great-
grandbabies with one on
the way.
Memorials are suggest-
ed to St. Luke’s Sunrise
Care Center, Cancer Fund
or Concordia Lutheran
Church.
Stakston-Martin Fun-
eral Home of Crosby, ND
is in charge of arrange-
ments.