November 22, 1927 - June 23, 2014
Janice Albertha (nee, Kingstrom) Nielsen was born 22 Nov 1927 at her parent’s home in Palmyra Township, Renville Co., MN to Albert & Esther (Anderson) Kingstrom. She passed away in the morning on 23 Jun 2014 in Bloomington, MN at the Minnesota Masonic Home. She was confirmed May 1941 in Palmyra, Renville Co., MN at the Palmyra Covenant Church. She graduated 1943 from Bird Island High School in Bird Island, MN. She came to Minneapolis to live with her sister Alleyne, and worked downtown for 1st National Bank. She married Helmer Otto Nielsen on 21 Aug 1948 Palmyra, Renville Co., MN at the Palmyra Covenant Church. They lived in Minneapolis until 1953. Shortly before their second child was born they moved to Richfield, MN, She stayed at home to raise her children until her youngest went to Kindergarten. Then, she worked as a car hop at the Tom Tom Restaurant and later she went to work for Free Church Headquarters as a Circulation Manager. She retired from there. They were very active members of Richfield Ev Free Church, and helped when the church was being built. She was a Sunday School teacher for many years. She often opened her home when out of town missionaries or others needed a place to spend the night. She enjoyed time spent with family & friends, and was always ready to share a cup of coffee. She was very good at volunteering her time on many committees. She is survived by her son, Paul (Julie) Nielsen; daughter-in-law & daughters, Carolyn (Jon) Olson, Debbie (Jeff) Palm, Nancy (Tom) Bechtold; sisters Alleyne Frank, & Marie Kingstrom & brother, Paul Kingstrom; grandchildren, Kyle (Tricia) Olson, Jessie (Narcisse) Pratte, Scott (Melissa) Olson, Jenni (Mike) Peterson, Sandy (Mike) Besvold, Dan (Keelyn) Nielsen, Jake (Summer Badawi) Nielsen, Joe Nielsen, Phil (Erin) Fossen, James (Kirsten Randolph) Fossen; great-grandchildren, Eva, Ingrid, & Anders Olson, Brody & Mya Olson, Maren, Maddie, & Mason Peterson, Steven Righter & Morgan Besvold, Quinn & Kia Fossen, & Jeremiah Fossen, other relatives as well as many friends. She is preceded in death by her parents, Albert & Esther Kingstrom, parents-in-law Otto & Alma Nielsen, husband Helmer Nielsen, daughter Shirley Nielsen, son Daniel Nielsen, brother-in-law, Gilbert Frank; sister & brother-in-law Ruth & Keith Dickmeyer, & sister-in-law Joan Kingstrom, sister-in-laws, Elna (& Harry) Nelson, Elvie (& Max) Barker, Della (& Guy) Cooper, & Doris (& Robert) Rutherford, and brother-in-law Orville (& Dorothy) Nielsen.
Memorials may be directed to First Evangelical Free Church.
Our family extends condolences to the many Nielsen family members who are mourning the loss of Janice. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who put God and family above all else. Whenever we think of Janice, we think of love.
My deepest sympathy to the Nielsen family. Janice is one those rare people who is loved by everyone. She was so giving and was always doing things for others. Heaven will be even better with her presence but what a loss for us.
Janice was such a solid, spiritual presence in our neighborhood. She was so profoundly good.
Our deepest sympathy to the Nielsen family for the unexpected loss o Janice. She always seemed active and full of life.
I was very sad to hear of her passing. She was a great lady and a favorite Aunt by far. She lived a life that I know was pleasing to her Heavenly Father and she loved her Savior, Jesus Christ. She was good to her family and a help mate to all.
My one regret is that life, distance, and time has kept me from living closer to and spending more time with my Nielsen family.
It is my sincere prayer that the family can be comforted following this loss by remembering the joy of her presence among us and knowing that she is now at peace in a better place with family members that preceded her.
Our Love and Memories of Janice will prevail forever.
One of the Father’s great kindnesses to me and my family was His providential placement of Janice Nielsen in our lives. Our first, and only, call to a pastoral role was with Richfield Evangelical Free Church where Janice was a mainstay and gentle leader. She showed us countless kindnesses springing from the fountain of amazing grace Christ planted in her soul. I learned more than I can recount about how to trust the sometimes odd Providence of God from Janice. And, she taught me all kinds of other things about how to live as a Christian. My sympathies to her family.
We did not know this until today! We loved Janice very much; she was always so warm and encouraging. Our sympathy is with her family members who we’re sure are still missing her greatly.