St. Clair County Obits

J. N. NIELSEN

Clinton Daily Democrat
13 December 2004
JN Nielsen, 83, died Saturday, November 20, 2004, at Clinton Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. He was born March 13, 1921, in Montrose, to John N. Nielsen and Laura Edmonds Nielsen. He grew up in Lowry City and attended First Baptist Church of Lowry City throughout his youth. JN accepted Jesus as Savior and was baptized in the Osage River near the Browns Ford Bridge on a cool fall day, November 11, 1934. This event was with a large group that included his wife of 62 years, Mary Catherine Brack Nielsen. He attended Lowry City Grade School, went on and graduated from the Lowry City High School in 1939. JN served as a Sergeant in the 19th Academic Army Air Corps during World War II. On June 27, 1942, he married Mary Catherine Brack. They lived in Lowry City and later moved to Raytown and lived there until the 1950s. After leaving Raytown, JN and Mary Catherine moved to Chelsea, Oklahoma, and in 1961 moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, and resided there until 1994.
After 33 years in Tulsa, the couple decided to move closer to their family, friends and their childhood home. They chose Clinton and have lived here in Missouri since that time. Mr. Nielsen worked for General Motors, operated a Ford car dealership and was a machine operator for the Vickers Machine Company in Tulsa. JN and Mary Catherine traveled throughout many states with their motor home and were avid "rock hounds". They were members of Indian Nation Ramblers RV Club for many years. They worked together making jewelry from some of their rock collection and he was very talented at cutting and polishing stones for jewelry making.
He, along with his wife Mary Catherine, were faithful members of First Baptist Church of Clinton, since their return to Missouri. The couple have participated in Sunday School activities along with other church functions. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Harold and Paul Nielsen, and one sister Roma Peters.
Survivors include a sister, Doris Williams of Lee's Summit; one brother-in-law, Grady Peters, San Angelo, Texas; two sisters-in-law, Winnie Wright Brack, Clinton, Ruth Walden Groff, Deepwater; several nephews and nieces, Linda Shackelford and husband, David Sachs, South Salem, New York, Charles Williams and wife, Judy, Lee's Summit, Braxton Peters of Baltimore, Maryland, Beverly Robertson, Midland, Texas, Eugene Nielsen Gray, Frisco, Texas, James Harold Brack and wife Linda, Deepwater, John Howard Brack Jr. and wife Clarenita, Overland Park, Kansas, Frank Charles Brack and wife Jonetta, Clinton, Paul David Brack and wife Jeffra, St. Charles, Peggy Sue Brack Hills and husband Fred, Osceola, Marilyn Kay Brack Barnes and husband Larry, San Antonio, Texas. JN also leaves a host of great-nieces and nephews, plus many great-grandnieces, nephews and many friends.
Funeral services were held at Vansant-Mills Chapel Wednesday, November 24, at 11 a.m. with Rev. James H. Brack and Dr. Randy Shipman officiating. Pallbearers were James Brack, Frank Brack, Paul Brack, Lorenzo Wright, David Walden and Roy Batschelett.
Burial was in Lowry City Cemetery, under the direction of Vansant-Mills Funeral Home of Clinton.