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Helen Jeanette Neilson

Female 1918 - 2004  (86 years)


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  • Name Helen Jeanette Neilson 
    Born 23 Oct 1918  Waupaca, Waupaca Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 03 Dec 2004 
    Person ID I335373  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 22 Apr 2014 

    Father Hans C Neilson,   b. 25 Nov 1884, Denmark Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 1972, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Lillian Martha Peterson,   b. 01 Apr 1884, Saxeville, Waushara Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jul 1977, Shawano County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 15 Feb 1911  Tacoma, Pierce Co, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F33121  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Donald T Matteson,   b. 26 Nov 1916,   d. 11 Jan 1985  (Age 68 years) 
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F10312  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Helen Jeanette Matteson, age 86, of W10194 Meadow Lane, Gresham, passed away Friday, December 3, 2004, in Shawano. Helen was born on October 23, 1918, in Waupaca, daughter of the late Hans C. and Lillian M. (Peterson) Neilson. On January 31, 1941, she was united in marriage to Donald T. Matteson in West Allis. He preceded her in death on January 11, 1985. Helen lived in Appleton from 1945 until 1976 when she and her husband moved to Gresham. She was a member of the Old Stockbridge Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Morgan Siding. .

      Helen is survived by: three daughters, Nancy (Martin) Drury, Two Rivers, Martha (Curt) Knoke, Gresham, Karen (Ron) Boerson, Green Lake; one son, Jim (Debbie) Matteson, Champlin, Minn.; 14 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and one brother, Harold (Harriette) Neilson of Sandwich, Ill. .

      Helen was preceded in death by: her husband, Donald; her parents; and one sister, Kathryn. .

      Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 8, 2004, at Swedberg Funeral Home in Shawano with the Rev. Joshua Martin officiating. Burial of cremains will be in the Lakeside Cemetery in Waupaca. Family and friends may call at the funeral home in Shawano after 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday until the time of the service. A memorial fund has been established.