Parents: Johannes and Louisa (Kruse) Nissen
Wife: Hilda (Opperman) Nissen 1896 - 1997
Son: Roger Nissen

Departure November 25, 1918 at Brest, France on the U.S.S. Mercy
Rank Private
Service Number 2105540

Services were held Tuesday and Zion Lutheran Church in Manning with Pastor Edward F. Heinicke officiating. Interment was in the Manning Cemetery under the direction of the Ohde Funeral Home, Manning. Military honors were by the American Legion Post and V.F.W. in Manning.

Mr. Nissen, son of John and Louise (Kruse) Nissen, was born June 17, 1893, in Crawford County. He entered the U.S. Army on September 21, 1917, and served during World War I. He fought in four battles and on November 13, 1918, was wounded and later awarded the Purple Heart. After his discharge, he returned home and on April 4, 1923, he was married to Hilda Opperman. They made their home on a farm three miles west of Manning where they resided until their retirement in October 1958 and moved to 423 Ann Street, Manning. He was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church, Manning, and a charter member of the V.F.W. Post, Manning.

Surviving are his wife, Hilda; two children, Roger Nissen of Carroll and Mrs. Velie (Rita) Saunders of Manning; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Also surviving are the following sisters and brothers: Mrs. Alma Schroeder of Aspinwall, Mrs. Minnie Nissen and Mrs. Rose Gordon, both of Fairmont, Minn., John and Charles Nissen of Manning.

Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers.