Birth date: Apr 1, 1953 Death date: Apr 5, 2020
Mr. Ted F. Nielsen, age 67, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, April 5, 2020. He was born on April 1, 1953 in Muskegon to Frederick and Irma (Warber) Nielsen, and resided in the area all of his life. Ted worked at Cannon Muskegon Read Obituary
He was a great friend. A father figure. He will be missed very much. My condolences to the family.
Uncle Ted was a great man. As I got older, I grew to enjoy our conversations, as he always had something interesting to say. He was great with our son, engaging with him each time we were together, and making sure to remember gifts for him when we saw him at Christmas. He will certainly be missed! --Dave
Sympathy to Ted's family. We grew up in the same neighborhood and I have good memories of the Nielsen's.
Barb (Sieplinga) Wiersema.
Ted was my cousin. Our relationship was tightly knit as young boys. One day shy of a year apart in age, we celebrated many birthdays together, even a trip to Buckaroo Rodeo to experience one memorable event. We took great pride in the fact that both of our parents were siblings of the other's. Though from different towns we spent hours together living a "Tom Sawyer " childhood. Our bicycles were our vehicles of exploration in the mysterious town of Muskegon. We knew it like the back of our hands. His Mom was like my second Mom and his Dad was the funniest man on earth. We shared so many memories, most of them very small but indelible. But boys grow up and we became different people. Just different. We grew apart. Delightfully, we reconnected in our "senior" years. How very fortunate! We certainly saw life differently! As we came to reconnect we learned of huge differences in the way we saw things politically and religiously. Not necessarily wrong just different. But we relearned to find common ground and just love each other. An example of caring love amidst disagreement. I will remember Ted as brave, caring, outspoken, and joyous. Wonderful gifts to give to others. Thank you Ted. Rest with peace. Condolences to all who knew him.
Ted was a very good friend, buddy, roommate, etc. I will miss him dearly. What times we had! My condolences to Dione and her family, and to his brother John and his wife.
I worked at Cannon with Ted. A very gentle man, with the soul and spirit that showed Christ in all of his ways. I am better for having known him, and the world is a little bit darker at his loss. May his family be comforted, knowing he is at peace.
John my prayers and thanks for your brothers faith in our Great God. Good memories of the Catawba street gang. JPM.
What do you say when you loose your little brother? Loss is never easy. Each loss reminds us of past loss'. The sadness is mitigated by the realization that this too shall pass. But not quickly now. We must grieve and allow memories to surface. Like the memory of holding Ted as a baby coming home from the hospital. Or, playing "whiffle ball"together in the back yard. We shared a bedroom which means you get to know someone. I'll miss him. Maybe not the discussions over religion or politics, but rather his generally upbeat tone in spite of numerous health problems. He's gone. Assuming there's a heaven, I hope he's there enjoying peace with his God. I loved him as only a brother could. Goodbye Ted. john nielsen
Ted was always a very positive man with a heart the size of a lion. He will be missed by all that ever knew him.
I am so sorry to learn of your dad, grandpa, and brother's passing. He was a good man with a big heart, always gentle spirit, and a desire to help people. May you be comforted by God's love-- the same love that held Ted in life and now in death.
Cher Bremer
