Lloyd G. Nielsen
May 27, 1947 - January 23, 2022
Lloyd G. Nielsen, 74 of Holdrege passed away Sunday, January 23, 2022 at CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Memorial services are 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 28, 2022 at O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home in Kearney. Inurnment will take place at a later date. Memorials are suggested to the family for future designation. Condolences may be shared online at www.osrfh.com. Services are entrusted to O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral and Cremation Services. Lloyd was born May 27, 1947 in Hastings, Nebraska to Loren and Pearl (Shineman) Nielsen. He was raised in the Hastings area and later moved to Arizona. Lloyd enlisted into the U.S. Army at the age of 17. He was united in marriage to Suzanne Manson on March 4, 1971 in Kearney, NE. The family later moved to California where they lived for several years. Lloyd worked construction and as a truck driver for most of his life. The couple moved back to Nebraska in 2013 and to the Kearney area in 2019. Lloyd enjoyed horseback riding, fishing, camping, puzzles and reading mystery novels. Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 50 years, Suzanne Nielsen of Holdrege; daughters, Jennifer (Frank) Harding of Kearney, Lilah (Tim) Hixon of Holdrege, Melissa (Jeff) Murr of Kenesaw; grandchildren, Brittany, Christopher, Alexander, LaKeisha, Frank IV, Vanessa, Gregory, Brittany, Charlene, Larissa, Jeremiah and Hannah; 22 great grandchildren; 5 sisters; and 2 brothers; and many nieces, nephews and extended family and friends.
Lloyd G. Nielsen, 74 of Holdrege passed away Sunday, January 23, 2022 at CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Memorial services are 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 28, 2022 at O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home in Kearney. Inurnment... View Obituary & Service Information