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Our
History
Our Staff
Generations of caring...
 Beginning
in 1929, our tradition of offering
caring, compassionate service began when
August Nelson, a prominent Swedish
funeral director, founded a funeral
service on North Ashland Avenue, in the
Summerdale district of Chicago. August
Nelson's primary intention was to
provide local families with a
comfortable funeral establishment that
would be committed to caring for each
individual's unique needs.
After the death of August Nelson in
1949, the funeral home was passed on to
his wife Lillian Nelson and son, John
Nelson, who represented the second
generation of the Nelson family.
Together, they carried on the tradition
of improving service to area families by
purchasing the second Nelson Funeral
Home in Park Ridge in 1961.
In
1967, Vera Nelson inherited the
business. Her son, John A. Nelson Sr.
joined her in 1969 after graduating
from Worsham College of Mortuary
Science, to become the third generation
to carry on the family tradition. John
A. Nelson Sr. continued working until
his passing in 1997.
Today,
Vera, Janet and Richard Nelson along
with their professional staff carry on
the family tradition of service.
John A.
Nelson, Sr.
Mrs. Vera
Nelson
Our Staff
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Vera Nelson
CEO of Nelson Funeral
Homes. Notary Public.
Member of Verdandi Lodge
#3, Kronan Lodge #179, Hagar
Lodge, American Daughters of
Sweden, Swedish American
Museum, Service Guild at
Three Crown's Park Service
Guild, Swedish Cultural
Society, and long time
member of Ebenezer Lutheran
Church.
Janet Nelson
Licensed
Funeral Director since
2000. Actively working with
the firm since 1997.
Licensed Insurance Producer.
Member of American Daughters
of Sweden, Board of
Director's Swedish American
Museum, Board of Directors
Independent Order of
Svithiod, Member of Swedish
Cultural Society, Member of
Verdandi Lodge #3,
Member Kronan
Lodge #179, and Service
Guild at Three Crown's Park
Service Guild.
Richard Nelson
Certified Public
Accountant.
Actively working with the
firm since 1998. Member of
of Our Savior's Lutheran
Church in Arlington Heights,
IL and Verdandi Lodge #3.
R ichard
Ruzicka
Licensed Funeral Director
since 1969. Employed by
Nelson Funeral Homes since
1972. Licensed Insurance
Producer. Active member of
Andersonville Chamber of
Commerce
Leonard Zielinski
Licensed Funeral Director
since 1985 and employed by
Nelson Funeral Homes since
1985. Licensed Insurance
Producer. Member of
the Loyal Order of Moose, Torske
Club S/N, and active member
in Park Ridge Chamber of
commerce.
Robert Dilks
Licensed Funeral Director
since 1983. Employed by
Nelson Funeral Homes since
2001. Licensed Insurance
Producer. Bob is a member
of the Masonic Lodge.
Paul Knuerr
Chauffer since 1992 with
Nelson Funeral Homes.
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Nelson
Funeral
Homes
...since 1929 
