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- Web: Utah, Find A Grave Index, 1847-2012 about Talmage W. Nielsen
Name: Talmage W. Nielsen
Birth Date: 1 Oct 1924
Age at Death: 82
Death Date: 10 Nov 2006
Burial Place: Cottonwood Heights, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Birth: Oct. 1, 1924
Monroe
Sevier County
Utah, USA
Death: Nov. 10, 2006
Talmage W. Nielsen, prominent physician, loving husband, devoted father and grandfather, loyal friend, inspirational teacher, passed away November 10, 2006 at age 82. He was the personal surgeon to President Howard W. Hunter, Elder Bruce R. McConkie and Elder Neal A. Maxwell.
He was born in Monroe, Utah October 1, 1924 son of Zerald N. and Nellie Emma whiting. He attended the University of Utah and Harvard Medical schools, where he received the John Harvard Fellowship, a mark of academic distinction, in 1948.
He married Dorothy Levie March 12, 1946 in the Manti Temple. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; sisters, Eunice Kay, and Carma Conn; four daughters and one son, Claudia Evans, Tamera Cardon, Kristen Palmer, Kathryn Reeves, and Stanley Talmage Nielsen; 23 grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.
He completed his specialty training at Massachusetts General Hospital. Doctor Nielsen was a Diplomat of the American Board of Surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
He entered the United States Army serving at the William Beaumont Hospital as chief of the surgical service. He practiced at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake city and had affiliation with the Primary Children's and University hospitals. He served as the president of the Salt Lake Surgical Society, as chairman of the Department of Surgery, and Medical Education director at the LDS Hospital. He was the chief medical consultant for the division of Disability Determinations Services where he received a citation from the President's Committee for the Employment of the Handicapped.
Elder Nielsen was the first area medical director for the LDS Church in the South American North Area and also in the Europe East Area. He was the assistant director of Church Hosting and the director of the Hawaiian Temple Visitors Center.
Elder Nielsen has born his testimony in Spanish, German, and English on three continents. He stated, "I'm not concerned about the praise of men, but am anxious about my ability to receive a warm introduction on the other side of the veil. I hope that my love for the Gospel of Christ and for its Author will enable me to find a place there."
Burial:
Mountain View Memorial Estates Cemetery
Cottonwood Heights
Salt Lake County
Utah, USA
Plot: CPLS 59 C
Created by: Blaine & Elaine Berger
Record added: Nov 05, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 31145544
URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=NI&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=47&GScntry=4&GSsr=3281&GRid=31145544&
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1924 - 2006 (82 years)