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Keith Nielsen
August 31, 1953 - August 1, 2015
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<div itemprop="description">Nielsen, Keith <br /> <br />Keith Nielsen of Red Deer, AB went to be with his Lord &amp; Saviour on Saturday, August 1st, 2015 at the Red Deer Regional Hospital surrounded by his wife &amp; children. He had fought a good fight with pancreatic cancer for over 11 years which was an amazing miracle. We were very blessed to have Keith with us for several years more than what was expected. We packed those 11 years with weddings, grandchildren, trips, cruises, 60th birthday &amp; 40th anniversary celebrations &amp; much, much more! <br /> <br />Keith was born on August 31st, 1953 in Red Deer, AB. He lived in Central Alberta all his life except for 3 years when he attended college &amp; university. He graduated from Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School in 1971 &amp; the University of Alberta in 1977 with a Bachelor of Education degree. After he graduated, he started farming instead of teaching &amp; loved working with his dad &amp; brother for over 20 years on the farm southeast of Red Deer. In 1994 he changed directions &amp; worked in the oil field service industry &amp; later in commercial real estate. All who worked with Keith respected him for his hard work ethic &amp; selfless attitude, knowing that he cared for them in a caring &amp; unconditional way, even if he hardly knew them. He always portrayed a godly &amp; integral life in all he did. Keith attended Deer Park Alliance Church faithfully all his life &amp; was involved with his wife in many areas of ministry in his 61 years. He was especially known &amp; loved for his warm smile &amp; friendly handshake &amp; helping anyone that met him to feel welcome. He wanted others to find the same joy &amp; hope that he had in his faith with his Saviour, Jesus Christ. <br /> <br />Keith is survived by his wife, Sharon, of 41 years, his sons, Donovan (Joanne) Nielsen &amp; Blair (Jessica) Nielsen, his daughters, Karina (Kevin) Wilkie &amp; Kara (Dave) Ryan. He was blessed with 8 grandchildren in the last 9 years, Jenna, Josiah, Jordan, Devin, Julia, Oakley, Kinley &amp; Livia. He also leaves his mother, Florence Nielsen, his brothers, Allan (Darleen), Les (Karen), Howard (Amanda) &amp; Barry (Maine), his sisters, Kathy (Tim) McBeth &amp; Norma (Roy) Bennett. He was also dearly loved by his father-in-law, Walter (Selma) Southorn, his brother-in-laws , Kerry (Cheryl) Southorn &amp; Dale (Elisabeth) Southorn &amp; sister-in-law, Lynette (Mike) Marti &amp; many nieces &amp; nephews. He was predeceased by his son Brendan in 1980, his father, Andrew Nielsen &amp; mother-in-law, Evelyn Southorn. <br /> <br />A memorial service will be held to celebrate &amp; remember Keith's life on Saturday, August 8th at 2:00pm at Deer Park Alliance Church (2960 39 St, Red Deer, AB) Memorial donations may be given to the Gideon ministry or to a memorial fund for Keith at Deer Park Alliance Church. Email may be sent to memoriesofkeithnielsen@gmail.com, or visit www.facebook.com/memoriesofkeithnielsen. <br /></div>