Nellie Amsrud

Published 12:00 am Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Funeral services for Nellie Elizabeth Amsrud, 68, of Albert Lea will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home. The Rev. George Marin will officiate. Interment will be at Hillcrest Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service.
Nellie died Monday, Oct. 20, 2008, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester.
Nellie Elizabeth Amsrud was born on May 8, 1940, to Walter and Ivilda Paul in South Carolina. She grew up and attended school in South Carolina. Nellie came to Minnesota as a young woman and worked various occupations including house cleaning, waitressing, and factory work. For many years she ran Nellie’s Sports Card Shop with her long time companion LuVern Jensen. She was a member of Knights of Columbus Auxiliary. Nellie enjoyed bingo and going to the casino. There is nothing Nellie wouldn’t do for anyone and she will be terribly missed by all who knew and loved her.
Survivors include her companion of many years, LuVern Jensen; children, Mary (Michael) Glahn of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Donna (Todd Denton) Callahan of Stewartville and Robin Marr of Bismarck, N.D.; step-children, LuVern “Mitch” (Donna) Jensen, Matthew (Sandy) Jensen, Debra (Ron) Lestrud, and William (Barb) Jensen, all of Albert Lea; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and aunt, Mary Benton of Mankato.
Nellie was preceded in death by her parents and grandparents and her special cat “Morris.”