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Show Community Pays Final Respects to Martin Nielsen Funeral services for Martin Nielsen, Niel-sen, who died here Tuesday morning, morn-ing, were held in the tabernacle Friday Fri-day afternoon. The large number of friends and neighbors who attended at-tended the services attested to the j love and esteem in which Mr. Niel-i Niel-i sen and his family are held by the members of this community. The beautiful and numerous floral offerings of-ferings also showed the appreciation apprecia-tion of friends. Bishop T. A. Greenwood of the First ward conducted the services. The opening number, an organ solo, "The Swallow" was played by Miss Lois Greenwood and the invocation was offered by E. Ray Gardner. A short sketch of the life of Martin Nielsen was read by William Chip-man. Chip-man. A solo, "One Sweetly Solemn Thought" was sung by Kenneth Robinson. Rob-inson. Dr. Guy S. Richards and President Clifford E. Young were the speakers. A string trio composed com-posed of Maxine Taylor, George Riemschissell and Mildred Anderson, Ander-son, accompanied by Elaine Smith, palyed, "Oh My Father." Resolutions Resolu-tions from the American Fork Lions club were read by Dr. V. F. Houston. The closing song, "Christian's Goodnight" was sung by Mrs. Clifford Clif-ford E. Young." Bishop Greenwood made a few remarks and the benediction bene-diction was offered by Samuel Grant. Interment was made in the city cemetery, where the grave was dedicated by Bishop Joseph Storrs. Past presidents of the Lions club, of which Mr. Nielsen was a member and president for one year, acted as pall-bearers. They were William Chipman, Joseph Walton, C. A. Grant, Earl Holmstead, Leo Meredith, Mere-dith, Glen Taylor, Frank Gaisford and Dr. V. F. Houston. Life Sketch ' Martin Nielsen was born in Ran-ders, Ran-ders, Denmark, February 7, 1885, the youngest child of Thomas and Ida Peterson Nielsen. His father and mother separated when he was three years of age, each parent taking part of the children. chil-dren. The mother was working very hard to provide for the small ones when she became acquainted with Brother Jacob Jorgensen, who was at that time a Mormon missionary in Denmark, and it was through his teaching that she became a convert to the church in 1892. Brother Jorgensen, taking a liking to the little Martin, asked Mrs. Nielsen to let him bring the child to Utah-as his own. Knowing that the boy could have a better home than she could give hita, the mother consented. In 1892 they came to America, and Martin stayed in the Jorgensen family until he was 18 years old, working on the farm, and receiving practically no education. This worried the ambitious Martin, Mar-tin, so he went out to work, going first for Abraham Jorgensen, a brother of Jacob, the next year he worked for brother Newbold in his clothing store. Laboring under difficulties and small pay yet he managed to obtain some schooling, which he so desired. de-sired. In May 1903 he met Miss Mary Cooper who was attending the A. C. at Logan, and in 1905 they were married in the Logan temple. To this union were bom 12 children chil-dren four daughters and eight boys, all living namely: Keith C. Nielsen, Pocatello, Idaho; Mrs. Ver-na Ver-na Timothy, Greeley, Colorado; Kenneth Ken-neth Nielsen, Salt Lake City; and Max,. Ray, Fred, Ida, Roy, Ruth, Dick, Ted, and Joan, all of American Amer-ican Fork. He also leaves five grandchildren, a brother, Anton Nielsen, of Denmark, and two sisters, sis-ters, Marie Nielsen, California, and Mrs. Senith Peterson of Mississippi. Shortly after his marriage he was called by President Joseph F. Smith to go on a mission to Scandinavia. He labored from 1905 to 1907, and it was while on his mission he was privileged to see once more his father, mother, brothers and sisters, sis-ters, whom he had not seen since he was a small boy of seven. Following his return in 1907 they lived for a time in Cache Valley, and then moved to Provo Bench. For several years he was manager for the White Sewing Machine company com-pany at Provo and then moving to American Fork about 20 years ajo he opened an automobile agency. During the past ten years the deceased de-ceased has shown his public spirit-sdness spirit-sdness in the work that he has done. About this time the Lions club was organized in American Fork 2nd he was one of the first chartered chart-ered members and was a'.o selected as one of the directors, which he filled in a very capibte way. On I account of his good judsrermmt and ' business ability he was i':!?cted as : j tile second president of the Lions c'.ub and curing his term of office he filled this in a very admirable way and a great deal of credit is due him for the many things that he put over during his term of office. of-fice. A great deal of credit is also due him for the very successful Poultry Days which we have had the last few years. He was always placed upon some of the most important positions and he handled them as well as they have ever been handled before. He has always had an ambition to have a hospital established in our community and it was through his efforts and other prominent men that the Co-op building was acquired, ac-quired, with the understanding it would be converted into a hospital. His realization of a hospital was fulfilled before his demise and he was one of the first patients to enter en-ter the institution. The building and all of the property prop-erty is now fully paid for and a great deal of it is due to the worthy deceased. During his -business administration administra-tion I do not know anyone who could have handled a firm in a more business-like way. He has been very progressive and enterprising enterpris-ing in doing things for the betterment better-ment of the community. He, like many others in the nation, na-tion, had a great struggle during the depression but through his persistency per-sistency and the help of his good wife I am sure that the business is now in a very fine condition. He was an active L. D. S. church worker all his life, serving for a time in the Sunday School supcrin-tendency supcrin-tendency of the First ward. He was a devoted husband and father, giving his children every opportunity he could afford for education, ed-ucation, ever holding up to them the highest ideals. From his diary he gives credit to the man who brought him to Utah, feeling it to be a privilege to be a member of the L. D. S. church. In his own writing he .states: "I was truly thankful to him who called me out of Babylon in my childhood, and took me to Zion where I hive gotten a true knowledge of my Heavenly Father and HLs gospel I acknowledge the Lord's Hand in my life and I know he has blessed me." Jn his pa-.sir.g the community has lost a worthy ciliz' n. ri |