Willow Dale Wellness Village’s resident for the month of January 2008 is Mark Nielsen.
Mark was born on May 18, 1951, in Ida Grove to Chris and Harriet (Zediker) Nielsen. He has one brother, Terry Nielsen of Mapleton.
Mark attended schools in Castana then Mapleton, graduating in 1970. He has fond memories of participating in sports while in junior high at Castana. He will never forget the time in 1965 during a Castana versus Mapleton baseball game as the batter, he made it possible for the guy on third base to make it home and win the game. Mark and his parents moved to Mapleton in 1979. He joined the Willow Dale Wellness Village family on December 4, 2002.
Mark loves spending his free time keeping up on his favorite sports team, attending local sporting events, listening to polka music, playing the Wii, watching nostalgia shows, & visiting with his friends at the Bread Box. Mark has an amazing gift of remembering dates of events and trivia.
The invention that he feels impacted his life the most is the TV. He can still remember watching his favorite shows like Howdy Doody, Sky King, and the Lone Ranger.