Hans and Junetta Magnella "Nellie" (WILLIAMS) Fagerlie

Wedding Portrait. Hans C. and "Nellie" (WILLIAMS) Fagerlie (29 Jun 1911). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Junetta "Nellie" and Alma WILLIAMS

From left: Alma and Junetta "Nellie" WILLIAMS (c. 1914). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Fagerlie Family at 302 E. Broadway

Detail of Hans, Nellie, and Carlton Fagerlie at 302 E. Broadway (Decorah, IA: 1914). Image courtesy of Verla Williams. Image of Hans slightly digitally enhanced by Mark D. Williams.

Obituary: Junetta M. "Nellie" (WILLIAMS) Fagerlie

Obituary. Junetta M. "Nellie" (WILLIAMS) Fagerlie. Decorah Journal (10 Jan 1985). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Services held for Nellie Fagerlie, 92

Funeral services for Nellie Fagerlie, 92, of Decorah, were held Wednesday, Jan. 9 at 1 p.m. at First Lutheran Church in Decorah.

Mrs. Fagerlie died Jan. 6 at the Aase Haugen Home in Decorah.

Pastor Paul H. Christenson conducted the services. Organist was William Kuhlman, accompanying congregational singing. Burial was at the Lutheran Cemetery, with Steine Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Pallbearers were Peter Diederick, Carleton Fagerlie, Jr., Dennis Koepp, James Steine, Richard Williams and Vincent Williams. Honorary pallbearers were Myron Riste, Bernard Williams and Leon Williams.

Nellie Williams was born Sept. 20, 1892 in Glenwood Township, a daughter of Sigvant [sic] and Mathilda (Huseby) Williams. She attended rural schools of Glenwood Township and married Hans C. Fagerlie at Glenwood Church on June 29, 1911. He preceded her in death on March 13, 1947.

Mrs. Fagerlie had lived in Glenwood Township and the Decorah area all her life. She was a member of the Lutheran Church and Ladies Aid of First Lutheran.

Survivors include four children: Margaret DeGreve, Adeline Koepp, Carleton Fagerlie and Harley Fagerlie, all of Decorah; nine grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; one brother, George Williams of Decorah; and a sister Alma Spilde, also of Decorah.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, one daughter, one sister and six brothers.

Gravestone: Hans C. and "Nellie" Fagerlie

Gravestone. Nellie (1892-1985) and Hans C. (1886-1947) FAGERLIE. Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, IA. Image courtesy of Iowa Gravestone Photo Project.

Descendants of "Nellie" (WILLIAMS) Fagerlie (1892-1985)

Descendants Chart. Junetta M. "Nellie" (WILLIAMS) Fagerlie (1892-1985. Image courtesy of Williams Family Pages.

1910 US Federal Census: Nellie and Alma WILLIAMS

1910 US Federal Census. Nellie and Alma Williams. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

The 1910 Census for Frankville Township in Winneshiek County shows Nellie Williams, 17, as a servant at the Theodore Sersland household and Alma Williams, 16, as a servant at the the Bert Leemon household.

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Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Frankville, Winneshiek, Iowa; Roll: T624_428; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0153; Image: 1094; FHL Number: 1374441.

Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Alma Valmina WILLIAMS and Siblings

Alma and Junetta "Nellie" WILLIAMS (c. 1914). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.


Martin, Alma, and Walter WILLIAMS (c. 1914). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.