The memorial service for Pauline Claire Nielsen of Albert Lea will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, at Manchester Evangelical Lutheran Church. The Rev. Dennis Schmidt will officiate. Interment will be in Hillcrest Cemetery. Friends may visit with family from 5 to 8 p.m. on Monday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, and one hour before the service at the church.

Pauline died on Friday, Feb. 24, 2006 at St. John’s Lutheran Home, where she had been a resident for the past five months.

Pauline was born on April 14, 1943,

the daughter

of Raymond and Pearl (Wright) Quam, at the home of her aunt and uncle, Clarence and Lauretta Aanrud, in Northwood, Iowa. She grew up in rural Glenville on her grandparents’, the Quams, home farm.

She later lived and attended school in Northwood, Iowa, and Erskine, Bagley and Alden, Minn., where she attended high school.

On March 17, 1963, Pauline was united in marriage to Robert E. Nielsen, at the parsonage in Hartland. Four children were born to this union, Randy, Robert, Paul and Lowell.

They later divorced.

She was a member of Manchester Evangelical Lutheran Church. She worked outside the home at times but her main focus was her family.

She loved her grandchildren more than anything.

She also enjoyed many varieties of music, cards, dancing, Siamese cats, wrestling and cooking, which was her specialty.

She attended Albert Lea Vo-Tech and was very proud to

have graduated

with a degree in Special Foods and Delicatessen Catering II on May 31, 1984. She later worked for the Old Skyline Restaurant.

She is survived by four sons and their families: Randy (Malinda) Nielsen and children Casey and Alex of Albert Lea, Robert (Laura) Nielsen

of Waseca and children: Sara, Andrew, Krystal, Joshua, Nicolas and Kaylee, Paul (Heather) Nielsen and children Jordan, Brady and Cassandra of Albert Lea, and Lowell Nielsen and children Tiffany (Justin &8220;Sid&8221;) and son Braden, Tabatha, Tasha and Ty of Albert Lea; brother Kenneth Quam of Northwood, Iowa; sisters: Kathleen (Ronald) Larson of Eau Claire, Wis., Katherine (Lowell) Attig of Twin Lakes; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents;

grandson Steven Nielsen; very dear friends John and Louise Hillman; and pet friends Charlie and Sammie.

Pauline will be remembered for her love of helping people any way she could.

She reached her hand out to many time and time again, the loving Christian that she was.

Blessed be her memory.