Alida M. Nielsen

July 28, 1920 - May 16, 2016

Alida Martin Nielsen was born July 28, 1920 in Russell, North Dakota. She passed away after a brief stay in the Ray Hickey Hospice House in Vancouver, Washington on May16, 2016; she was 95 years old. Alida moved to Sherwood, Oregon when she was seven years old and attended school in Sherwood and Tigard, graduating from Sherwood High School. After attending Business College in Portland, she moved to San Francisco to work for the telephone company. While living in the Bay Area, she met her husband, Chuck Nielsen, married and raised three boys. Because of Chuck’s work, the family moved frequently between California, Oregon, Washington and Idaho. During that time, Alida worked to raise her sons and support them in their various activities. After her children were raised, she found great fulfillment in serving as a hospital volunteer, helping to provide comfort and assistance to the patients. She was also an accomplished seamstress, Alida was preceded in death by her father, Fred Martin; her mother Emilie Martin; her sisters, Rose Swenson, Irene Gotcher and Dorothy Parrott and her brother, Floyd Martin. She is survived by her sister, Melvine Getman and her sons, Curtis, Chris and Kent Nielsen. Services will be held at Attrell’s Funeral Chapel at 16195 SW First Street, Sherwood, Oregon on Friday, May 20, 2016 at 1:30. The family would appreciate donations to the Ray Hickey Hospice House, 2112 E Mill Plain Blvd, Vancouver, WA 98661 in lieu of flowers.