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Nielsen, LaVerne M. 'Fritz'
LaVerne M. “Fritz” Nielsen, 86, of Oelwein, died Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo. Memorial Service, with military rites: 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 10, at Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home, Oelwein, with Lay Minister Darla DeWitte officiating. Military rites by Oelwein American Legion Ross Reid Post 9. Gathering Time: one hour before the service at the funeral home. Inurnment: Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Oelwein.
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