Wahkiakum Eagle-June 1977 WARD, Nellie I. Age 97, of Svensen, Ore., died at an Astoria nursing home. She was born in Skamokawa, the daughter of John and Martha Iverson. She married Fred T. Ward in Portland on February 2, 1896. They moved to Svensen in 1900 and had lived there since that time. Mr. Ward preceded her in death in 1957. She is survived by numerous relatives and leaves many friends in this area. Funeral services were Saturday. Nellie I. (Iverson) Ward Ocean View Cemetery-Warrenton, Ore. 12 May 1880-23 Jun 1977 (As transcribed by the Wahkiakum County Historical Society 2005 from original newspaper collection.)