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Dr Anne Haruda Nielsen
13 Jan 1914 – 16 Sep 2007
| Birth | 13 Jan 1914 |
| Death | 16 Sep 2007 |
| Cemetery | Memorial Park Cemetery Columbia , Boone County , Missouri , USA |
| Added by | Kathy Margrave on 04 Oct 2010 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59613259 |
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Obituary Excerpt, The Columbia Daily Tribune, September 18, 2007: Anne Haruda Nielsen, Ph.D., 93, a cancer researcher, died Sunday, September 16, 2007, in Columbia. Dr. Nielsen was born on January 13, 1914, in Wolbach, Nebraska, to Anna and Fred F. Haruda. She spent her childhood in St. Paul, Nebraska. In high school, she was the state typing champion and valedictorian. Anne received her RN at St. Mary's School of Nursing in Rochester, Minnesota; a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing Education from Columbia Teacher's College at Cornell Medical Center, in New York; and a Master of Science degree in Microbiology from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She then received her Ph.D. in Microbiology from the University of Kansas. She practiced nursing at the Mayo Clinic, Cook County Hospital, in Chicago, and the Baltimore Ohio Railroad. She was the school nurse for schools in Grand Island, Nebraska, and Merriam, Kansas; taught at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and did cancer research at Kansas University Medical Center, until she retired in 1982. She belonged to Sigma Xi Society, Phi Lambda Theta, Phi Beta Kappa and the American Association of University Women. In 1985, she moved to Columbia to be near her family. She belonged to the Hastman Chapter of King's Daughters and was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. She enjoyed good music and was an accomplished pianist. She is survived by the remaining twin sister and brother-in-law; six grandchildren and four spouses; and twelve great-grandchildren. Dr. Nielsen was preceded in death by her parents; her brothers, Ferdinan J. Haruda and Joseph S. Haruda, Ph.D.; husbands, Mark W. Thackaberry and Oliver P. Nielsen; and her son, Terry Mark Nielsen. Anne requested no flowers, but in her memory, take someone in need of love, compassion or consultation to dinner. Anne's life was a wonderful example of love, giving and humanity. ********* Obituary Excerpt, Columbia Missourian, Date Unknown: Anne Haruda Nielsen always wanted to be a doctor. She wanted to join the Allied Effort in World War II, her daughter said, but her parents wouldn't let her go because her brothers were already in the service. Instead, she pursued a career as a nurse and later as a cancer researcher. Dr. Nielsen died Sunday, September 16, 2007, at Boone County Hospital. She was 93. She was born January 13, 1914, in Wolbach, Nebraska, to Czech immigrants, Anna and Fred Haruda. In high school she was a state typing champion and valedictorian. She was certified as a Registered Nurse, in 1935, at St. Mary's School of Nursing in Rochester, Minnesota; and received a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing Education, in 1939, from Columbia Teacher's College at the Cornell Medical Center, in New York. Her first husband, Mark Thackaberry, died in WWII, and she then spent several years working as a nurse and raising her twin children. She later married Oliver Nielson. She returned to school to receive a Master's Degree in Microbiology, in 1959, from the University of Missouri-Kansas City; and a Doctorate in Microbiology from the University of Kansas. Dr. Nielsen worked as a cancer researcher at Kansas University Medical Center, until she retired in 1982. Her research showed that cancer can be transmitted through breast milk, Fraser said. She was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi Society, Phi Lambda Theta and the American Association of University Women. She moved to Columbia, in 1985, to be near her family. She belonged to the Hastman Chapter of King's Daughters and was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. She was a music lover and a pianist. Fraser said her mother was a friend to everybody, and she remembers her receiving between 200 and 300 Christmas cards every year. "She was a walking example of all the best virtues," Fraser said. "We all learned from her." Dr. Nielsen is survived by a daughter, a son-in-law, six grandchildren, and twelve great-grandchildren. Two brothers, Ferdinand Haruda and Joseph Haruda; two husbands, Mark Thackaberry and Oliver Nielsen; and a son, Terry Mark Nielsen, died earlier. In lieu of flowers, Dr. Nielsen suggested taking someone in need of love, compassion ,or consultation out to dinner, in her memory.
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