Obit: Nysted, Peter E. (1890 - 1971)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Nysted, Holt, Noeldner, Ursin, Finet, Auth, Brintlinger, Rickstad, Olson, Humlie

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co, WI) 10/07/1971

Nysted, Peter E. 28 August 1890 - 26 September 1971)

Funeral services for Peter E. Nysted, 81, of Loyal, who died September 26 at Luther Hospital in Eau Claire, were held Tuesday, September 28, at 11 a.m. from Trinity Lutheran Church. The Rev. William Humlie officiated and burial was made in the Loyal Cemetery. The Roycraft Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Peter Nysted was born August 28, 1890, in Tromso, Norway, and came to the United States in 1910. His marriage to the former Tilla Holt took place December 2, 1911 in Colfax. The couple farmed for several years. In 1922, Mr. Nysted began working for the Soo Line Railroad as a section foreman. The family lived in several places while Mr. Nysted worked for the railroad, and came to Loyal in 1933. He retired in 1958. Mr. Nysted was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and of the Lutheran Brotherhood.

Survivors, in addition to his wife, include six daughters, Mrs. Leonard (Margaret) Noeldner of Greenwood, Mrs. James (Pearl) Ursin and Mrs. Burt (Violet) Finet for Wausau, Mrs. Wanda Auth of Colfax, Mrs. Jay (Mary) Brintlinger of Phoenix, Ariz., and Mrs. Dale (Jeanne) Rickstad of Eau Claire; three sons, Julius of Flagstaff, Ariz., Orville of Colfax and Leonard of Highland Park, Ill.; and 28 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. A brother and four sisters also survive.

Pallbearers were: Leonard Noeldner, James Ursin, Burt Finet, Dale Rickstad, Orville Nysted, and Leonard Nysted. The hymns, “What a Friend We Have in Jesus” and “Behold a Host” were sung by the congregation. Mrs. John Olson was the organist.