Albert F. Nyland III
<p class="p1">Albert F. Nyland, III, 87, formerly of Jackson, Missouri, and Union County, died Saturday, October 10, 2015, at his home in Fishers, Indiana.</p><p class="p1">He was born on Aug. 29, 1928, in Chicago, the son of Albert F. and Elly J. Lunde Nyland II. He was a 1946 graduate of Fenger High School in Chicago, and a 1950 graduate of Carthage College in Carthage. </p><p class="p1">He attended Chicago Lutheran Seminary in Maywood, graduating in 1953. While attending seminary, he served as a supply pastor at St. Peter and St. Paul Lutheran Church in Blue Island. He was ordained on May 20, 1953, at Grace Lutheran Church in Springfield during the annual Illinois Synod Convention.</p><p class="p1">He and Betty Lou Eller were married on Feb. 14, 1954, in Centralia. They had been married 34 years when Betty died on May 10, 1988.</p><p class="p1">Congregations he served included ºRedeemer Lutheran Church in Centralia (1953-1958); St. Paul Lutheran Church in Metropolis (1958-1962); St. Stephen Lutheran Church in Fern Creek, Kentucky (1962-1964); Faith Lutheran Church in Logansport, Indiana (1964-1970); Mt. Moriah Lutheran Church in Anna (1970-1984); and St. John’s Lutheran Church in Pocahontas, Missouri (1984-1994), retiring in 1994. </p><p class="p1">From 1996 to 2006, he served as the mission support pastor for the congregations of Sargent’s Chapel Church and Sedgewickville Lutheran Church; and from 2009 to 2011, he served as permanent supply pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Cairo.</p><p class="p1">He served a total of 60 active years in the ministry. In each place he served, he and Betty became active members of the community. One of his favorite involvements was being concessions manager and a member of the Union County Fair Board in Anna, for close to 20 years.</p><p class="p1">Survivors include two children, Tim (Connie) Nyland of Collinsville and Pastor Nancy Nyland of Fishers, Indiana; six grandchildren, Christopher (Meagan) Nyland of Baltimore, Maryland, Gretchen Nyland and Rachael Nyland of Collinsville, Andrew Nyland of Champaign, Tadd Nyland of Fishers and Anh Thu Huynh of Vietnam; a great-grandson, Ragnar Nyland of Baltimore; two sisters, Lora-Lee (the late Henry) Snyder of Walkerton, Indiana, and Norma Jean (Charlie) Kesling of Las Vegas, Nevada; and numerous nieces and nephews.</p><p class="p1">Rev. Nyland also considered these dear friends to be his family: Marisa and Fernando Zancaner and children Gustavo, Vivian and Nelson of Araras, Brazil; Rev. Rebecca Sogge and children, Mikaela and Annika of Wimberley, Texas; and Douglas and Upendo Mmari of Fishers, Indiana.</p><p class="p1">A Celebration of Life service was held Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 7 p.m. at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson, Missouri, with the Rev. Jerry Bailey officiating.</p><p class="p1">Rev. Nyland was laid to rest beside Betty, at St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery in Pocahontas, Missouri. Graveside services were Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 11 a.m.</p><p class="p1">Memorials can be made to Servants of Christ Lutheran Church in Indianapolis, Indiana, or to ELCA World Hunger. Online condolences can be shared at mccombsfuneralhome.com.</p>