92 Crooks, SD January 1, 2021 George Nielson was born in Sioux Falls on January 22, 1928, and grew up working hard on his family’s depression-era farm near Crooks. His parents were Otto John Nielson (from Copenhagen, Denmark) and Tina (nee Johnson) from Crooks. George was valedictorian of Lyons High School (class of 1946). He…