Ethel Viola NELSON

1923 - 2017  (94 years)

• Name	Ethel Viola NELSON
  Birth	22 Aug 1923	Benson County, North Dakota
  Gender	Female
  Death	3 Sep 2017	Bigfork, Itasca County, Minnesota
  Burial	Bigfork Cemetery, Bigfork, Itasca County, Minnesota
  Notes	Ethel Viola Evensen, age 94, passed away peacefully Sunday, September 3, 2017 in Bigfork, Minnesota. She was born in the small town of Leeds, North Dakota in 1923 to Peter and Gudrun Nelson. Ethel married Hubert Evensen in 1943. She was a loving mother and grandmother of five grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. Ethel loved spending time with her family. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Hubert Evensen; daughter, Sandy Randall; son-in-law, Ronnie Randall; and brothers, Charles, Norman, Melvin, Ernest, George, and Edwin Nelson. Ethel is survived by her daughters: Pam McKenzie, and Vicki (Jack) Hagen; grandchildren: Kara Randall, Mandy (Kurt) Landwehr, Josh (Dawn) Hagen, Matt (Ashmita) McKenzie, and Abby (Dan) Willie; 11 great-grandchildren; brothers: Kenny and Vic Nelson; and her sisters: Lillian Pinette and Shirley Davis. Ethel resided at the Bigfork Valley Villa until she required more care and moved to Country Acres. Interment was at the Bigfork Cemetery.
  Person ID	I44384	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Peter Gunelius NELSON,   b. 20 Jul 1880, Minnesota d. 12 May 1965, Itasca County, Minnesota (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Gudrun Amelia,   b. 19 Dec 1890, Inderøy, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway d. 12 Jun 1978, Bigfork, Itasca County, Minnesota (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	1910
  Family ID	F20006	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hubert EVENSEN,   b. 13 Nov 1922, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, Minnesota d. 25 Apr 1998, Bigfork, Itasca County, Minnesota (Age 75 years)
  Children	1. Sandra Elaine EVENSEN,   b. 13 Oct 1944, Itasca County, Minnesota d. 2015 (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F29720	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2025