on Auxiliary, the South Sioux City Volunteer Fire Dept. Auxiliary, and was a Dakota County Election Board worker for many years. Spending time with her family and siblings was very important to her. She also enjoyed reading, camping, playing cards, working word search puzzles, and following politics closely. Survivors include four children, Todd Nielsen of Dakota City, NE, Sherry (Henry) Hathaway of Leigh, NE, Cindy (Chuck) Henkel of Whiting, IA and Candace Cota and friend, Roger DeJong of Avon, SD; grandchildren, Jade, Justin, Holt and Ethan; step-granddaughter, Tiffney; great-granddaughters, Ella, Taylor, Allison, Harper and Brynlee; great-grandsons, Rykr, Kylan and Declyn; siblings, Orla Delle Arnold, Lynn (Joyce) Polkinghorn, Royce (Cheryl) Polkinghorn, Mona Lund, Colleen Reich, Yvonne Thallas and Ron Polkinghorn; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Cleone Nielsen on November 5, 2012; her parents, Charles and Versa Polkinghorn; daughter-in-law, Darlus Nielsen; and a sister, Bonita Michelson.