Background
Nelson, Alice Carlstedt was born on May 25, 1921 in Strandquist, Minnesota, United States. Daughter of Peter Gustaf and Florence Olivia (Berg) Carlstedt.
Nelson, Alice Carlstedt was born on May 25, 1921 in Strandquist, Minnesota, United States. Daughter of Peter Gustaf and Florence Olivia (Berg) Carlstedt.
Registered Nurse, Bethesda Hospital, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1944. Bachelor of Science, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, 1948. Master of Arts, University Chicago, 1954.
Assistant night supervisor, Bethesda Hospital, St. Paul, 1944-1945;
with, Army Nurse Corps, 1945-1946;
junior grade nurse, Wadsworth Veterans Administration Hospital., Los Angeles, 1947-1948;
intermediate grade nurse, Wadsworth Veterans Administration Hospital., Los Angeles, 1967-1968;
head nurse, Crippled Children's School, Jamestown, North Dakota, 1948-1950;
head nurse, School for Handicapped Children U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1950-1951;
clinical instructor, Chicago Lying-In Hospital, 1951-1954;
clinical instructor, St. Luke's Hospital, Fargo, North Dakota, 1954-1960;
teacher, supervisor laboratory pre-school, North Dakota State University, Fargo, 1962-1964;
college health service, California Lutheran U., Thousand Oaks, 1968-1974;
faculty department nursing, California Lutheran U., Thousand Oaks, 1982-1985;
private duty nurse, Thousand Oaks, 1976-1981;
retired, 1990. Obstetric nurse Moline (Illinois) Lutheran Hospital, Miller Hospital, St. Paul, 1947-1948. State secretary League for Nursing, North Dakota, 1956-1964.
Team member preparation National Achievement Test in Nursing of Children, New York, 1959.
Various offices including Church Council Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Thousand Oaks, California, 1964-1990. Founding board directors Honey Tree Pre-School, Thousand Oaks, California, 1972. Member task force on aging Southwest Pacific Lutheran Synod Office, Los Angeles, 1979.
Parent-aide, hotline, etc. Child Abuse & Neglect, Ventura County, California, 1979-1982. Board directors La Serena Retirement Center, Thousand Oaks, California, 1985-1988.
Member church choir Salemsborg Lutheran Church, Smolan, Kansas, 1990-2000, member church council, 1996-2000, teacher adult classes, 1996-1999. Member Bethany Bibliophiles Book Club, Writer's Cramp Group.
Married Armour Halstead Nelson June 5, 1954 (deceased December 1993).