Kiefer James Nelson
Hull Technician First Class (SW/AW), USN
Age 30 of Fort Calhoun, NE.
Born: April 18, 1994, Omaha, NE.
Died: June 28, 2024, Guam.
Preceded in death by: great-grandparents, Jim and Lucille Knag; grandfather, Thomas Myron Coleman Jr.
Survived by: Wife, Ashley Nelson, San Diego; father, Rick Nelson, Blair, NE; step-mother, Becky Nelson, Blair; mother, Carmela Coleman-Audet, Fort Calhoun, NE; step-father, Mark Audet; grandparents, Allen and Sharon Nelson, Fort Calhoun; Nancy Coleman, Newport, RI; brother, Shea Nelson, Fort Calhoun; half-sister, Michaela Curlee, SD; step-sister, Samantha (Kyle) Hadfield, GA, step-brother, Dallas (Tina) Masterson, Omaha, NE, aunt, Chris Nelson, Fort Calhoun, uncle, AEC(ret) Thomas M. (Earleen) Coleman III, nieces, Marceline and Lyra Nelson, Bellevue, NE, as well as many cousins, close friends, and shipmates around the world.
Fair Winds and Following Seas.
VISITATION: 6-8 pm Friday, July 19, 2024 at Fort Calhoun Presbyterian Church.
FUNERAL SERVICE: 11 am Saturday, July 20, 2024, also at the church.
INURNMENT: Private Family Only at a later date.
MEMORIALS SUGGESTED TO: Blair Humane Society or Fort Calhoun American Legion Post #348. A scholarship fund is being set up in Kiefer’s name at the Fort Calhoun High School, P.O. Box 430, Fort Calhoun, NE 68023.
Sprick-Sievers Funeral Home
Fort Calhoun, NE 68023
402-468-5678
