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 children Isabel, Aleeha and Jackson make their home in Redwood Falls.
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Jackie Lueck Office Manager
Jackie Lueck has been a resident of Redwood Falls since moving here in 1975 to work for Production Credit Association. Originally a farm girl from Chippewa County, she is a graduate of Murdock High School and Canby Vocational-Technical Institute. Jackie joined the Nelson-Martin Funeral Service family in February 2007 as office manager. She and her husband Paul – a life-long resident of Redwood Falls – are the parents of two adult daughters and grandparents of an ever-growing brood.
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Jimmy Sands Funeral Assistant
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Diane Radel Funeral Assistant
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Dave Homan Funeral Assistant
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Jim Johnson Funeral Director