Eric Nielsen

January 24, 1974 - November 1, 2016

ERIC NIELSEN Eric Allen Nielsen, 42 passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2016. He was born January 24, 1974 in Kansas City, Missouri, a son of Robert Allen and Charlene (Delmonico) Nielsen. Eric was raised from 3rd grade on, in the Sunrise Beach area of Lake of the Ozarks. He was a graduate of Camdenton High School in the class on 1992. He united in marriage to Stephanie Lynn “Stevie” Hudson on December 31, 2009. He was a cook in several restaurants and owned and operated Xtreme Detail and Autosports in Camdenton for ten years. He loved the outdoors, especially camping, fishing and hunting. He enjoyed baseball and golf. He loved God, his children and his wife. He had a big heart and great smile and always cared about others. He was a member of The Church at Osage Hills in Osage Beach, Missouri. He went on a mission trip in 2010 to Lijiang, China where he ministered to the Nosu Tribe. Eric was preceded in death by his grandparents, Steve and Rosemary Cooney; his grandfather, Bud Nielsen; great-grandmothers, Rosalia Delahunty and Edith McFerrin and an uncle, Craig Phillips. Survivors include his wife, Stevie Hudson Nielsen; his children, Tegan Allen Nielsen and Trinity Lynn Nielsen; his parents, Robert and Charlene Nielsen; a brother Drew Nielsen and wife Corienne; his grandmother, Estelle (McFerrin) Nielsen; aunts and uncles, Jim and Linda Nielsen, Sherry Biron, John Nielsen, Jenny McFerrin, Ken and Kathy Mitchell, Eileen and Len Haynes and Mike and Sheila Keyes; his mother-in-law, Deborah Dixon and husband Darrell; father-in-law, Joseph Hudson; sisters-in-law, Taylor Dixon, Jamie Foss and Dana Dixon; brother-in-law, Kevin Dixon and numerous cousins, other relatives and many friends. A celebration of life will be held at 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, November 9, 2016 in The Church at Osage Hills, Osage Beach, Missouri. Visitation will be from 1:00-2:30 p.m. Wednesday in the church. Memorial donations may be made to a college fund for his children or American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Arrangements are under the care and direction of the Kidwell-Garber Laurie/Sunrise Beach Chapel.