Dewey Carl Nielsen

Other Events and Attributes:

• Initiatory (LDS): COMPLETED
• FamilySearch ID: KWCH-Q18

Notes:

My dad was a welder at Geneva Steel. He was a hard worker and very tale n ted. He was always working in the garage making dunbuggy's or go garts , f ixing and painting cars. His greatest accomplishment was inventing th e fi rst motorhome for us. He converted a small laundry tuck into a motor home . he moved up to a larger one (linen truck converstion)
We camped all the time and he had a love of hunting. As a child we ha d t o eat everything they killed (Ugg) Jack Rabbit, pheasant, deer and w e fis hed. My grandfather EH Palmer and he built our home and then late r made a n addition adding the garage and master bedroom/familyroom whe n I was 7 y ears old. I am the middle child (Janet) and the only girl. M y older broth er Terry and younger brother Craig. My Dad loved to BBQ din ner and have m any family gatherings in our back yard. He was very clos e to his step bro ther, Horace, Lamar,Allen. He is the only child born o f his mother Glady s Loveridge Clark Nielsen. And William Nielsen. We spe nt many family vaca tions and Sunday dinners with them. My dad did love t o travel. During m y younger years my dad and mom were members of the Civ il air patrol, the y served many rescue missions. When I turned 11 yrs ol d, unfortunatley m y fathers drinking became a problem. My teenage year s I watched him chang e . I married in 1970 and shortly after my older br other Terry Lee Nielse n married Rosemary. He was killed in Vietnam in 19 71. After that my dad s drinking became worse and my mom divorced him. Sh e remarried and so di d my dad. He married Gail. He later retired from Ge neva and Died of compl ications of liver disease.

Dewey married Alice Mary Palmer on 25 Jun 1949 in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States, and was divorced. Alice (daughter of Elbert Henry Palmer and Susie Amanda Morkve) was born on 27 Apr 1930 in Torras, Pointe Coupee, Louisiana, United States; died on 11 Mar 2012 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; was buried on 16 Mar 2012 in Pleasant Grove City Cemetery, Utah, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Terry Lee Nielsen was born on 23 Aug 1950 in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States; died on 21 Feb 1971.
2. Janet Nielsen
3. Craig Nielsen

Dewey married Lenora Gail Beverage on 10 May 1980 in Elko, Elko, Nevada, United States. Lenora was born on 26 Jan 1939 in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States; died on 27 Aug 2021 in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States; was buried on 30 Aug 2021 in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: KWCF-PNC
• Initiatory (LDS): 6 Feb 1895, SLAKE

Charles married Lillian Gladys Loveridge on 6 Jun 1923 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. Lillian was born on 2 Aug 1888 in Highland, Utah, Utah, United States; died on 3 Sep 1975 in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States; was buried on 6 Sep 1975 in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: KWCX-1KN
• Initiatory (LDS): 18 Apr 1906, SLAKE