Phyllis June Nelsen-Carlson, age 86, the daughter of Elmer "Sparky" and Margaret "Muggs" (Sorensen) Larsen, was born June 21, 1934 in Harlan, Iowa. She passed away August 27, 2020 in Omaha, Nebraska.Born in Harlan, Iowa and a graduate of Harlan High School, Phyllis moved to Washington, DC to support the troops as a clerk in the war department during the Korean War. Upon her return to Omaha she worked as a bank teller where she ultimately met a former acquaintance from Harlan, Vic Nelsen. After a short engagement, they were married in 1955 and enjoyed 46 years together until Vic's death in 2001. They raised three sons Kirk, Brad and Bruce, spending their summers at Okoboji and as the boys left home, she and Vic would spend their winters in Mesa, Arizona. She is preceded in death by her parents: Muggs and Sparky Larsen, and by husband, Victor Nelsen (2001), and husband, Ray Carlson (2006). Survived by her brother Dwayne Larsen; and her three sons and their families: Kirk Nelsen, Jamie and Dan, Brad & Amanda Nelsen, Austin, Carson and Hailey, and Bruce and Debbie Nelsen, Tyler, Caroline, and Katherine. In all three children, eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren, together with numerous nephews, nieces, and many close friends.FUNERAL SERVICE will be 9:30 A.M., Saturday, August 29, 2020 at Forest Lawn Funeral Home. Visitation will be 8:30 A.M. to 9:30 A.M., Saturday, August 29, 2020 at Forest Lawn Funeral Home. Burial at Forest Lawn cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Methodist Estabrook Cancer Center.TO WATCH THE LIVE STREAM OF THE SERVICES, PLEASE GO TO THE FOREST LAWN OMAHA FACEBOOK PAGE. THE LINK WILL BE POSTED TO THIS PAGE AFTER THE SERVICES. TO GET NOTIFICATION OF THE START TIME OF THE SERVICES, GO TO THE FOREST LAWN OMAHA FACEBOOK PAGE AND CLICK THE "LIKE" BUTTON.https://www.facebook.com/ForestLawnMemorialParkandFuneralHome/videos/634204340541024/Copy and paste the link above to your web browser page to watch video. Visitation Sat, Aug 29, 2020 at 8:30 am - 9:30 am Forest Lawn Funeral Home 7909 Mormon Bridge RoadOmaha, NE 68152 Service Sat, Aug 29, 2020 at 9:30 am Forest Lawn Funeral Home 7909 Mormon Bridge RoadOmaha, NE 68152 Interment Sat, Aug 29, 2020 at 10:30 am Forest Lawn Cemetery 7909 Mormon Bridge RoadOmaha, Nebraska 68152