HEAT IS FATAL TO FARMER

NIELS P. NIELSEN IS FATALLY STRICKEN

FARMER NEAR WASHINGTON DIED FRIDAY AFTER OVERCOME WHILE WORKING IN CORNFIELD

WIFE, TWO SONS, TWO DAUGHTERS SURVIVE

Victim of the heat, 78-year-old Niels P. Nielsen of Washington, Neb., died at his home Friday evening, a few hours after being stricken while at work in his son’s cornfield. He had been taken home after the attack and appeared to be recovering, but died suddenly while his wife and son were absent from his bedside for a moment.

Funeral services, in charge of the Bendorf Funeral Home, were held at 2 p.m. Monday at the home. The Rev. P.C. Jensen, pastor of the Kennard Lutheran church, officiated and Mrs. Leona Hansen of Blair sang. Interment was in Prairie View Cemetery, near where Mr. Nielsen farmed from 1883 to 1940.

Mr. Nielsen was born at Biddium, near Aalborg, Denmark, December 28, 1865, and farmed there as a young man before coming to America and Washington county in 1883. He and Martine Jung, also a former Denmark resident, were married January 20, 1903.

Surviving Mr. Nielsen are his wife; two sons, Christian Nielsen of Omaha and Hjalmer (Elmer) Nielsen at the home place; two daughters, Mrs. Hulda Ludwig and Mrs. Agnete Larsen, both of Omaha. There are four grandchildren; four brothers, two of whom are Niels and Chris Nielsen of Washington; and a sister, Mrs. Trine Rosenkilde of ________?.

# 2 - -29 July, 1943 Enterprise

N. P. NIELSEN, DIED FOLLOWING COLLAPSE

HAD BEEN WORKING IN HOT CORNFIELD DURING AFTERNOON

RESIDENT OF COUNTY SINCE 1883

Niels Peter Nielsen, 78 years of age, died suddenly at his home in the Washington community, on Friday evening, July 23. He had spent the hot afternoon working in his son’s cornfield, and was overcome by heat exhaustion to the extent that a passing neighbor found it necessary to bring him to his home. He recovered sufficiently to give the impression that the crisis had passed, but died soon afterward, following a collapse.

Born at Veddum, Jylland, Denmark, on December 28, 1865, Mr. Nielsen was nearly 79 years of age at the time of his passing. In the old country, he was employed in farm work. He came to America in 1883, locating immediately in Washington County, on a farm near the Prairie View cemetery north of Washington village.

For the past three years, Mr. Nielsen had lived in retirement in a home in Washington.

On January 20, 1903, he was married to Miss Martine Jung, also from Denmark. To their union were born four children, all of whom survive. They are Christian Nielsen, Mrs. Hulda Ludwig, and Agnete Larsen, all of Omaha and Hjalmer (Elmer) Nielsen on the old home place. There are also four grandchildren and four brothers and a sister, left to mourn his loss. Among the brothers are Niels and Chris Nielsen of Washignton, and the sister, Mrs. Trine Rosenkilde, also lives near Washington. The widow also survives.

Mr. Nielsen was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran church of his native country. He had taken an active part in the local mission at Washington.

A short funeral service was conducted at the Nielsen home on Monday, at two o’clock, with Rev. P.C. Jensen, pastor of the Washington Community Church, officiating. Mrs. Leona Hansen of Blair sang several hymns. Commitment was made at the Prairie View Cemetery.

Pallbearers were A.C. Andersen, Andrew Andersen, John Johnson, Bertel Bertelsen, William Peters, and Albert Hansen, all of the Washington vicinity.