Our History
Our beautiful Redwood Falls facility was built in the mid-1920s as the Hardy family residence. John Hoepner purchased the building around 1960 and it has served the community as a funeral home ever since. The photo at the top of our website is Ramsey Falls, located in our 217 acre city park, Alexander Ramsey park.
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Alan Hillestad, Owner/Director/Licensed Pre-Need Consultant
Alan Hillestad realized his life-long dream in February 2011 when he purchased Nelson-Martin Funeral Service. A long-time resident of the Redwood Falls-Morgan area, Al has worked as a funeral director in the surrounding communities since 1995. He grew up in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, attended Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, and received his degree in mortuary science from Worsham College of Mortuary Science in Wheeling, Illinois. Al and his wife Jennifer have six children Isabel, Aleeha, Jackson, Noah, Tevin and Camren.
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Jimmy Sands, Funeral Assistant
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Diane Radel, Funeral Assistant
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Carrie Werner, Funeral Assistant
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Jim Johnson, Funeral Director
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Dave Homan, Funeral Assistant
