Rebekah Jayne Hall Nielsen, 24
Rebekah Jayne Hall Nielsen, 24, of Kalispell, died in Lake County on U.S. 93 the evening of April 21, 2005, from a vehicle accident.
She was born in Kalispell, on Sept. 8, 1980, to Gary and Jayne Hall, joining a brother, Matthew Roy Hall. She attended school in Columbia Falls, where she played soccer, sang in choir and was very involved with the family businesses, R PLACE Restaurant and Park View Inn Bed and Breakfast. She worked for Peggy Seaman for several years with the Joyful Noise preschool. She attended college for a short time at Portland Bible Institute. She then worked at Red Robin in the Portland, Oregon area where she met the love of her life, Brandon Nielsen.
Rebekah and Brandon were married July 12, 2003, on the banks of the Swan River with family and friends surrounding them. She worked for a short time with Fairway Mortgage in Columbia Falls, until she went full time with her favorite job, being a mother to her children, Elijah Scott and Ella Jayne. Her parenting skills were beyond her years and admired by many. Her duties as a homemaker always took second place to playing with their children and she loved doing creative things with them.
She was always the center of attention and wouldn't settle for less. She loved camping and had an adventurous spirit. Rebekah loved drag racing with her Dad and made him take the scariest of rides because he hated it. She loved music and dance and her life's goal was to serve God and have a life-changing effect on young girls. She was happiest spending time with her husband and children, taking Sunday drives and dreaming of things to come.
Rebekah impacted and changed absolutely everyone she came in contact with. She "lived life full," her happiness and laughter was contagious. Her family was a major and very important part of her life.
She is survived by her husband Brandon Nielsen; two children, Elijah Scott, 2 years old, and Ella Jayne, 10 months; parents, Gary and Jayne Hall of Columbia Falls; brother, Matthew Roy Hall and his wife, Bethany, and their son, Judah Matthew; Rebekah's grandparents, Kathleen Price and Doris Hall; Aunt Vickie and husband, Clay Turner, and their children, Brittany and Jenny Rose; Aunt Brenda and husband, Joe Purdy, and their son, Zach; Her favorite uncle, Doug "Dunk" Hall from Alaska and son, Colby, and daughter, Kristen and husband, Justin; cousin, Chad Hall and wife, Katie; cousin, Tyson Hall and wife, Ailsa; aunt Vicki Price and daughter, Jessica and husband, Jeremy, and their son, Josiah; Brandon's parents, Bill and Lori Nielson, and Veronica and Randy Moline; brothers, Steve, Mark, Ron and B.J.; and sister Brie. She is also survived by many loving great-aunts, uncles, cousins and New Covenant family and friends.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, at New Covenant Fellowship Church, 436 Birch Grove, next to Costco, in Kalispell. Visitation will be held from noon to 6 p.m. Monday, April 25, at Johnson Mortuary Chapel. Burial will be in the Glacier Memorial Gardens, Kalispell.
The family suggests that memorials be made to the Eli and Ella Nielsen education fund at Freedom Bank, P.O. Box 2076, Columbia Falls, MT 59912.
Johnson Mortuary and Crematory is caring for Rebekah's family.