July 20, 1959 - September 7, 2020

Survived by wife, Sharrie; daughters, Christine and Gabrielle Nielsen; parents, Paul and Carol Nielsen; siblings: Debbie (Bill) Palmer, Brad (Brenda), Dan, Dwight (Elizabeth) Nielsen; many other relatives and friends.

CELEBRATION OF ROD'S LIFE: Friday, September 11, 2020, at 10:30am at PassageWay Church (715 Grant St. Blair, NE 68008). Memorials to the church or family.

BRAMAN MORTUARY - 72nd St. Chapel, 1702 N. 72nd St., Omaha, NE 68114 | (402) 391-2171

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Rodney was a loving son, husband, father, brother and a friend to all who knew him. He found beauty in nature and drew inspiration from it.

He was a beautiful singer and trumpet player. Music was a large part of his life.

Rodney worked with special needs adults and students for close to twenty years before working as a building engineer for OPS (Omaha Public Schools)

Throughout his life, he was a kind, gentle, compassionate man who held deep convictions. He will always be deeply loved.

In Loving Memory of Rodney Paul Nielsen “Rod”

Date of Birth: July 20, 1959 Omaha, Nebraska ~ Date of Death: September 7, 2020 Omaha, Nebraska.

Celebration of Rod’s Life 10:30 am Friday, September 11, 2020 PassageWay Church, Blair, Nebraska. Officiating: Pastor Nick Banks.

Arrangements by Braman Mortuary.

~~~ Obituary and funeral leaflet courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings and leaflets on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~