Rodney Nelson
May 17, 1949-Oct. 28, 2020
A private family fun-
eral, due to covid restric-
tions, will be held for
Rodney Nelson, 71, of
Sims, ND. Burial will be
at the Sims Cemetery.
Rodney passed away on
Wednesday, October 28,
2020, at Sanford Hospital
in Bismarck after a short
battle with Stage IV liver
cancer.
Rodney Rolf Nelson
was born on May 17,
1949, to Farrel and Mar-
tha Nelson. He grew up
on the family ranch in
Towner, ND. He attended
North Dakota State
University. Rodney mar-
ried Teri Olson on August
25, 1980. They raised two
kids, Annika and Lafe, on
the ranch at Sims, ND.
Rodney was a rancher,
brand inspector, cowboy
poet, and rodeo competi-
tor. He loved his grand-
sons, Haakon, Sigurd, and
Tollef.
He is survived by: his
wife, Teri, Sims, ND;
daughter, Annika Plum-
mer, Dickinson, ND; son,
Lafe (Sara) Nelson, and
their children, Haakon,
Sigurd, and Tollef; sisters,
Genevieve (John) Skog-
berg, Belle Fourche, SD
and Julie (Chuck) Cannon,
Rochester, MN; brother,
Orrin (Donna) Nelson,
Towner, ND; and several
nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in
death by: his parents,
father-in-law Leon Olson,
and son-in-law, Tyler
Plummer.
In lieu of flowers, con-
dolence cards to Rodney’s
family can be sent to 4905
44th St., Almont, ND
58520.
Remembrances and
condolences can be
shared with the family at
www.stevenson
funeralhome.com
Stevenson Funeral Home
& Crematory – Glen Ul-
lin, ND