Lawrence Nissen

1916 - 1993  (77 years)

• Name	Lawrence Nissen  [1, 2]
  Birth	1916	Washington   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	Washington   [1]
  Race	White  [1]
  Name	Lawrence Wissen  [1]
  Residence	1920	Nezperce, Lewis, Idaho, USA   [1]
  	4 Age: 4; EnumerationDistrict: 135; Single MaritalStatus: Single; Son RelationToHead: Son
  Death	4 Feb 1993	Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, United States of America   [2]
  Burial	Madison County, Idaho, United States of America   [2]
  Siblings	1 Sibling
  + 1. Lawrence Nissen,   b. 1916, Washington d. 4 Feb 1993, Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, United States of America  (Age 77 years) ▻ Helen Nissen   2. Living
  Person ID	I26416	FelsingFam
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	August J Nissen,   b. 1889, Nebraska
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Catherine Elizabeth Nissen,   b. 30 Jan 1893, Russia d. 21 Jun 1992, Lakewood, Pierce County, Washington, United States of America (Age 99 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	11 Feb 1915	Ritzville, Washington, USA   [3]
  Family ID	F8396	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen Nissen,   b. 25 Nov 1915, Teton, Fremont County, Idaho, United States of America d. 8 Dec 2006, Provo, Utah County, Utah, United States of America (Age 91 years)
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F8397	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2024

  
  

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  Residence - 4 Age: 4; EnumerationDistrict: 135; Single MaritalStatus: Single; Son RelationToHead: Son - 1920 - Nezperce, Lewis, Idaho, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  Obituary from Post Register (Idaho Falls, ID) - 10 February 1993: Lawrence Louis Nisson, 77, of Las Vegas, a former Idaho Falls dentist, died February 4, 1993, at a care center in Las Vegas of bone cancer. He was born October 29, 1915, at Ritzville, near Spokane, Washington, to August John and Elizabeth Horch Nissen. He spent most of his childhood in Coeur d'Alene. He attended the University of Idaho from 1934 to 1938, where he received a degree in chemical engineering. He then worked for Pittsburg Paint Company in Portland, Oregon. On December 26, 1939, he married Helen Potter at Rexburg. He changed his occupation and completed dental school at the University of Oregon in June 1946. That fall he opened a dental practice in Idaho Falls. He was active in state and local dental associations and served as president of the state organization in 1950 and 1951. He retired after 32 years of dental practice in 1978. He and his wife traveled extensively, studied Spanish, and from 1971 they wintered in San Carlos, Mexico. They purchased a home and moved to Las Vegas in 1991. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and again during the Korean War. He was an active member of the LDS Church and served as Idaho Falls stake mission president. He and his wife served a mission in San Diego in 1978 and 1979. Survivors include his wife of Las Vegas; children, Dr. Shirley Cox of Las Vegas, David Nissen of Palm Desert, California, and Penny Bassett of Atlanta; a brother, Dr. Elmer Nissen of Tacoma, Washington; 18 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

  
  

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  [S63] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Nezperce, Lewis, Idaho; Roll: T625_293; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 135. Record for Elizabeth Nissen https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6061&h=101769720&indiv=try 1920 United States Federal Census - Catherine Elizabeth Nissen [S31] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Lawrence Louis Nissen https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=116337263&indiv=try [S1371] Ancestry.com, U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Archives; Elk Grove Village, Illinois; Congregational Records. Record for Elisabeth Horch https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60722&h=10280328&indiv=try US, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969 - Catherine Elizabeth Nissen