Steve Nissen

Aug. 28, 1951 — Jan. 12, 2025
A memorial gathering for Steve Eugene Nissen, 73, of Spencer, will be conducted from 4-7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, at Warner Chapel in Everly. Burial will be North Lawn Memorial Park in Spencer at a later date. In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established in Steve’s name. The family would like to encourage everyone to wear Minnesota Vikings attire to the gathering. Missen passed away at his home on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025.
Steve, the son of Harold and Gladys (Johnson) Nissen, was born Aug. 28, 1951, in Spencer. His childhood years were spent in Spencer where he attended school and graduated from Spencer High School in 1969.
Steve married the love of his life, Patricia Feller on Sept. 5, 1970, in Granville. Steve and Pat went on to raise four children in Spencer.
In his early years he worked construction for multiple companies. The majority of his working years he was head of maintenance for The Hotel. While working at The Hotel, Steve decided to open his own business, Last Call Ride Service. Steve loved meeting and talking to all of the customers and sharing his adventures with family, until he decided to retire. Steve enjoyed playing fastpitch softball as a pitcher for Spencer Budweiser in the '70s and '80s, where his team made it to the National Softball Tournament in Stockton California in 1979. Steve went on to give pitching lessons in his free time. He enjoyed going for morning coffee with his buddies at American Classic Cafe, watching his favorite football team, The Minnesota Vikings, attending his grandkids activities and spoiling his dog, Lily.
Steve passed away on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at his home in Spencer.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Denny (Mollie), Ronnie, Greg and Dave Nissen; and nephew, Brett Nissen.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Pat Nissen of Spencer; children, Scott (Terrie) Nissen of Spencer, Dawn Nissen (Jesse) of Spencer, Stacy Hinton of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Tim (CharlyRae) Nissen of Sioux Falls; grandchildren, Mariah (Patrick) Leach, Kendra Nissen, Brendon Nissen, Alex Gorton, Zack Nissen, Jensen Hinton and Madalynn Cech; sisters, Dori Beck and Delores Koehlmoos; sisters-in-law, Robbin Nissen and Vickie Nissen; along with many more relatives and friends.
Warner Funeral Home of Spencer is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be sent at www.warnerfuneralhome.com.