Show mr SWEM 11 NELSON PASSES AWAY funeral services were held in the ward meeting house last monday after loon noon over the remains of swen nelson who died very last saturday councillor peter clegg presiding the choir furnished the singing and prayer nas offered by patriarch I 1 philip DeLaMa Dc LaMare consoling and instructive remarks were made by elder moroni moron england patriarch thomas atkin bishop silas C orme onne and president H S gowans the closing prayer was by patriarch geo spiers the interment enter ment was in the tooele thoele cemetery i swen nelson was born in sweden aug 12 1836 he joined the church in his native land early in the sixties and presided over the conference of sweden tor for some years with his wife he emigrated to utah in 1865 they crossed the great plains by ox team fighting with the indians and passing through all the trials experienced by the early pioneers he filled a 2 year mission to his native land in 1876 he was one of the early settlers of this valley having lived here for the past 44 years he was the father of ten children six living mrs joseph tate and philip nelson of salt lake alfred M oliver E mrs edna cardue carnue and mrs ada doremus of tooele thoele |