Obituaries : Robert Paul Nissen

Robert Paul Nissen

KEYSTONE: Robert Paul Nissen, 80, died Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at his residence following a sudden illness.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, April 1, 2013 at St. John Lutheran Church in Keystone with Rev. B. Andrew Wright officiating. Interment will be held at the Keystone Cemetery. Friends may call at Phillips Funeral Home in Keystone from 5 to 8 p.m., on Sunday. A memorial fund has been established.

Robert was born June 18, 1932 on a farm near Keystone to Alvin and Gladys (Holst) Nissen.

On January 15, 1956 he was united in marriage to Glennis Selken at St. John Lutheran Church in Keystone.

Robert farmed and raised livestock in the Keystone area and also drove a School Bus for twenty-three years for the Benton Community Schools. He was a member of St. John Lutheran Church, and the Keystone Turners where he was very active in bowling league. For many years he served as a 4-H Leader and he enjoyed watching auctions on RFD TV and baseball games.

He is survived by his wife, Glennis of Keystone; his children, Teri (Randy) Geiger of Keystone, Barry Nissen of Keystone; Traci (Don) Stewart of Randall and Nanci (Dave) Parizek of Vining; his grandchildren, Devan (Tony) Lyne, Bobbi (Brian) Carrillo, Kelsie (Ben) Engelken, Kevin (Briana) Stewart, Cody Stewart, Casey Stewart, and Dustin Stewart; his step-granddaughter, Makayle Parizek; his great grandchildren, Alexis and Brooklyn Lyne, and Olivia and Carson Stewart; and his sister, Pearl (Vernon) Hagen of Newhall.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sons, Timothy and Thomas Nissen; and his sister, Gayle Nissen.

Condolences may be left at: www.phillipsfuneralhomes.com