Connie R. Nielsen

Connie R. Nielsen, 68, of Grand Island, Nebraska died Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at St. Francis Medical Center. Mass of the Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at. Resurrection Catholic Church with the Rev. John Schlaf officiating. Burial will be in the Grand Island Cemetery. Visitation hours will be Sunday from 4-7 p.m. at Resurrection Catholic Church with a rosary to be recited at 7:00 p.m. Apfel Funeral Home is caring for the family. Connie R. Nielsen was born November 10, 1944 in St. Paul, Nebraska the daughter of Alvin & Alice (Kiser) Layher. She received her education in St. Paul, graduating from St. Paul High School with the class of 1963. She was united in marriage to Wilbur Nielsen, on June 5, 1965, at St. Paul, Nebraska. The couple lived in St. Libory for a brief time, and then moved to Grand Island. Connie worked as a secretary and bookkeeper for several different employers in Grand Island. She retired in 2007. Connie enjoyed time spent with family, especially her grandchildren. She loved playing cards, games of chance, traveling and doing various crafts. She was a member of Resurrection Catholic Church. Survivors of the immediate family include her daughter and son in law, Kellie and Kevin Brittain of Grand Island; two sisters and one brother in law, LaVonne Hansen of Seward, NE and Loretta and Lawrence Kowalski of St. Paul, NE; two grandchildren, Chelsie and Zach Brittain both of Grand Island; and many special nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilbur Nielsen and her son, Jeffrey Nielsen. Memorials are suggested to the family.