Testimonials

A Great Big THANKS to all of you -

You are so very nice! Thank you for all your help during my daughter, Karen's memorial service, and the tree planted in her memory.

-Joanne

Nelson Doran took care of my husband's end of life needs 15 years ago. Just recently I longed for a tribute video for his grandchildren. I contacted Rhonda and she put together the most lovely tribute that I could imagine. Even though 15 years had passed, and many hours of creativity were invested, she refused my offer of payment. It was a random act of kindness that warmed our hearts and gave us a lasting memory of a wonderful man. Ever grateful, Family of Tom Cosgrove

We wanted to thank you all so much for your expertise and advice arranging and putting together the services for my brother, Rob Petersen's funeral. Everything was perfect. The video of photos that your team put together was BEAUTIFUL! Thank you all so much!

Rhonda and staff -

You and your staff have been outstanding (Mike too!) Through both Ted and Allie's funerals you took care of everything. It's just so special to me. Thank you again!

Nelson - Doran Staff -

Thank you for all the support and guidance you gave us while we prepared for our mother's memorial. Bill and Randy were so helpful during the service, and we felt that we all were in great hands during this difficult time.

Rhonda -

Thank you for making this ALL so easy!

To all of you at Nelson - Doran:

For your caring help and guidance in the process of saying goodbye to Dick - thank you. I'm sure you could tell just how much he was loved.

Rhonda and staff -

We would like to thank you for the caring, professionalism, efficiency, and personal touch you provided to us upon the death of our mother, Dolly.

Thank you again!

Many thanks for your expertise and empathy, love and concern, and time and effort to embrace us during the days of losing our mom, Lavonne. So appreciated!
Love,
Sheryl, Paul, Maureen, LaNita, Lisa, and Janice

Rhonda -

Once again, I want to extend my sincere thanks for your continued support. I enjoy our visits - you are good people! Best to you, Mike, and Staff.

Your kindness made a difference, and your thoughtfulness touched our hearts. Thank you for your patience.

Nelson - Doran Staff -

We want to thank you all of you for the caring and professional handling of Judy's funeral arrangements. Removing Judy's body from our home during the middle of the night, the meeting at the funeral for making arrangements, handling all the details at St. Andrew's Catholic Church and the presence and handling the cemetery details were all done in a caring, timely, and professional manner.

Thank you for guiding us through this difficult time. It definitely turned out to be a beautiful day honoring and remembering our dad.

Thank you for all your help. The care and kind words helped us through this and we appreciate everything you have done for us.

We appreciate everything that you all did to help us through this time. Your kindness and high level of professionalism is appreciated.

Rhonda -

Thank you for all the extras you provided for our Celebration of Lee. Thank you for everything but especially for the beautiful frame you used for the Rainbow picture. It is on the wall in our home - it is so special. A big thanks to you, Mike Doran and all the staff (Brittany and Kendal) for making us feel like we were the only grievers that you cared for. Your job is a blessing to so many.

Sincerely -
Karla Nelson and Family

Mike, Rhonda, Kendal and Brittany -

Thank you very much for all your kindness during Robert's death. You ALL are very good at your job!

-Rose, Lynette and Kathy

Dear Mike and Staff:

Our family is so grateful for your help and guidance in a very difficult time with the loss of our dear Bob.

Thank you for your kindness and compassion.

Beryl and Family

Rhonda, Mike, Paul and Nelson - Doran Family:

Thank you ever so much for letting my family use easels and picture stands at my dad's funeral services. We appreciated it so much. God bless you all - thanks again! Always, Sam Sullivan and family

Than you for the memorial tree planted in Joyce's honor, and thank you all for your sincere work and commitment to your service. Your compassion and extra assistance (and patience) was appreciated.

Rhonda and staff -

Thank you for all your help through this time of our needs.

Yvonne Gilbertson's Family

To all at Nelson - Doran Funeral Home:

I am deeply grateful for the professional way you helped our family as we mourned the loss of our beloved one. I have had the privilege of working with you over many years - but being the recipient of your care and service reminded me of your kindness and compassion. You made a difficult journey easier to navigate. Your kindness will not be forgotten.

To all at Nelson - Doran Funeral Home:

I am deeply grateful for the professional way you helped our family as we mourned the loss of our beloved one. I have had the privilege of working with you over many years - but being the recipient of your care and service reminded me of your kindness and compassion. You made a difficult journey easier to navigate. Your kindness will not be forgotten.

Thank you so much for all the assistance with our mother's arrangements and service - it was a nice tribute to both our parents.

Thank you so much for all the assistance with our mother's arrangements and service - it was a nice tribute to both our parents.

Good Morning -

Never thought in a million years that I'd be on the inside looking in. Your love, support, and prayers was what we needed during our most difficult and saddest time in our lives - which won't go away.

Keeping busy helps but that doesn't mean more funerals at St. Andrews (KIDDING!!)

You all take care and keep doing what you know best.

Love, Patty

Good Morning -

Never thought in a million years that I'd be on the inside looking in. Your love, support, and prayers was what we needed during our most difficult and saddest time in our lives - which won't go away.

Keeping busy helps but that doesn't mean more funerals at St. Andrews (KIDDING!!)

You all take care and keep doing what you know best.

Love, Patty

Rhonda and Kendal,

Thank You very, very , very much! (Those are Rosie's last 6 words of her life and they are fitting to start this note of thanks!)

What a process!! There are so many stories to tell of my learnings along the way. Those tellings seem to all include a reference to the incredible support you were to me. From burial rescheduling, mug delivery-one of 99, urn questions, Riverside School wooden urn anxiety, averting a nephew singing coordination snafu, unpacking 98 mugs to surprisingly find 38 broken (!), brilliantly moving the mugs to the luncheon tables, helping to deal with buns and non-jello salad requests and uncovering the story behind the no-hole dug burial in Breckenridge-You were there for it all! Supportive, non-judgmental, caring and consoling. What rays of sunshine You were and ARE!

Rosie lived a long and active life, spreading light and love to everyone she encountered. I plan to follow her lead and help fill the gap she left.

May You Shine On in all You do!

With immense gratitude ,

Karyn Penn for Rosie Robison Family

Rhonda and Kendal,

Thank You very, very , very much! (Those are Rosie's last 6 words of her life and they are fitting to start this note of thanks!)

What a process!! There are so many stories to tell of my learnings along the way. Those tellings seem to all include a reference to the incredible support you were to me. From burial rescheduling, mug delivery-one of 99, urn questions, Riverside School wooden urn anxiety, averting a nephew singing coordination snafu, unpacking 98 mugs to surprisingly find 38 broken (!), brilliantly moving the mugs to the luncheon tables, helping to deal with buns and non-jello salad requests and uncovering the story behind the no-hole dug burial in Breckenridge-You were there for it all! Supportive, non-judgmental, caring and consoling. What rays of sunshine You were and ARE!

Rosie lived a long and active life, spreading light and love to everyone she encountered. I plan to follow her lead and help fill the gap she left.

May You Shine On in all You do!

With immense gratitude ,

Karyn Penn for Rosie Robison Family

Rhonda,

Words cannot express my appreciation for ALL your help and guidance thru this difficult life event. You have a gift to make a difficult and stressful time seem much easier. Your warmth and comforting words (and smile) make things seem so seamless and easy. We are very blessed to have had this opportunity to work with you.

Rhonda,

Words cannot express my appreciation for ALL your help and guidance thru this difficult life event. You have a gift to make a difficult and stressful time seem much easier. Your warmth and comforting words (and smile) make things seem so seamless and easy. We are very blessed to have had this opportunity to work with you.

Mike and everyone at Nelson - Doran:

We want to thank you for all your help with our families funerals. We have gone through many losses and its comforting to see the familiar faces when planning arrangements.

Thank you so much.
Love,
Allen and Glenda Mulroy's Family

Mike and everyone at Nelson - Doran:

We want to thank you for all your help with our families funerals. We have gone through many losses and its comforting to see the familiar faces when planning arrangements.

Thank you so much.
Love,
Allen and Glenda Mulroy's Family

Dear Kendal (and staff) -

Thank you for being so gracious and kind in helping us with our mom's arrangements. A special thanks for getting us the metal! My son is excited to make something! We have much gratitude for you.

Dear Kendal (and staff) -

Thank you for being so gracious and kind in helping us with our mom's arrangements. A special thanks for getting us the metal! My son is excited to make something! We have much gratitude for you.

Hello Kendal -

Thank you so much for all of your amazing and wonderful help over these past weeks in planning for my mom‘s funeral. You are a gem and I so enjoyed working with you. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.

Hello Kendal -

Thank you so much for all of your amazing and wonderful help over these past weeks in planning for my mom‘s funeral. You are a gem and I so enjoyed working with you. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.

Rhonda -

Thanks to you and all others at Nelson-Doran that served us from the day our Mom died through the reviewal and service earlier this week.
As you know, the process of final affairs isn’t something many of us have more than occasional personal experience with. We need the guidance and support through the process with businesses and people such as yourself.

You do what you do so very well. Thank you again.

Rhonda -

Thanks to you and all others at Nelson-Doran that served us from the day our Mom died through the reviewal and service earlier this week.
As you know, the process of final affairs isn’t something many of us have more than occasional personal experience with. We need the guidance and support through the process with businesses and people such as yourself.

You do what you do so very well. Thank you again.

Dear Mike,

Thank you for all the efforts of your staff and for your attentiveness after my dad's passing. We haven't had a death in the immediate family for a long time so there were so many details we never even considered, so your help was much appreciated. Everything was so nice and everyone did such a nice job. We greatly appreciated every thing you did for us.

Dear Mike,

Thank you for all the efforts of your staff and for your attentiveness after my dad's passing. We haven't had a death in the immediate family for a long time so there were so many details we never even considered, so your help was much appreciated. Everything was so nice and everyone did such a nice job. We greatly appreciated every thing you did for us.

Dear Nelson-Doran Staff -
Thank you so much for all your service from transporting Walt from the VA & providing a beautiful service and accommodating the ceremony to include Cleta too. It was a wonderful tribute to both of them. You all are very exceptional at what you do.

Dear Nelson-Doran Staff -
Thank you so much for all your service from transporting Walt from the VA & providing a beautiful service and accommodating the ceremony to include Cleta too. It was a wonderful tribute to both of them. You all are very exceptional at what you do.

Rhonda -
I want to thank you for all the time you spent with myself and my family. Thank you for going the extra mile. Your kindness and professionalism is much appreciated. It is obvious by your care and compassion that this is much more than a job. God Bless You.

Rhonda -
I want to thank you for all the time you spent with myself and my family. Thank you for going the extra mile. Your kindness and professionalism is much appreciated. It is obvious by your care and compassion that this is much more than a job. God Bless You.

We wish to thank you all so much during this difficult time. Your staff is amazing and SO helpful. And special thanks to Kaylee for promising to be so gentle with our mama. God Bless You All!

We wish to thank you all so much during this difficult time. Your staff is amazing and SO helpful. And special thanks to Kaylee for promising to be so gentle with our mama. God Bless You All!

Thank you for your personal attention and help you gave us to make us feel more comfortable. And for making all the arrangements involved easier to handle. God Bless.

Just wanted to Thank You for helping me and my family get through this time - you all made it easier for all of us. Thank you for everything.

Thank you for your personal attention and help you gave us to make us feel more comfortable. And for making all the arrangements involved easier to handle. God Bless.

Just wanted to Thank You for helping me and my family get through this time - you all made it easier for all of us. Thank you for everything.

One more time.. LOL..
I just have to say once more how pleased we were with EVERYTHING before during and after moms service. Out of 5 starts you guys deserve 10!

Thank you so much. You made the day so much easier and did it with a smile on your faces. Not sure if funeral homes get “recommended” – but I just want to say it was wonderful to deal with all of you.

One more time.. LOL..
I just have to say once more how pleased we were with EVERYTHING before during and after moms service. Out of 5 starts you guys deserve 10!

Thank you so much. You made the day so much easier and did it with a smile on your faces. Not sure if funeral homes get “recommended” – but I just want to say it was wonderful to deal with all of you.

Thanks again for all you did to make this go so smoothly.
We are so pleased we chose Nelson Doran to work with. We could not be more pleased with our experience.

Thanks again for all you did to make this go so smoothly.
We are so pleased we chose Nelson Doran to work with. We could not be more pleased with our experience.

Rhonda,
Thank you and all of those involved who worked to make our mothers last tribute a success. You all did a beautiful job and this family is grateful.
Once again, thank you on behalf of this entire family. You made it beautifully memorable.

Patti Affeldt

Rhonda,
I just wanted to drop you a quick note to let you know that Kari’s family was VERY happy with your services.
From the time Kari’s body was picked up until the last signature before we left that evening, everything was perfect!

Thank you so much for your professionalism and care! You will be highly recommended!


Greg Erickson

Rhonda,
Thank you and all of those involved who worked to make our mothers last tribute a success. You all did a beautiful job and this family is grateful.
Once again, thank you on behalf of this entire family. You made it beautifully memorable.

Patti Affeldt

Rhonda,
I just wanted to drop you a quick note to let you know that Kari’s family was VERY happy with your services.
From the time Kari’s body was picked up until the last signature before we left that evening, everything was perfect!

Thank you so much for your professionalism and care! You will be highly recommended!


Greg Erickson

Kendal (and staff) - Thank you for the wonderful funeral arrangement of Pat - everything went great.

Kendal (and staff) - Thank you for the wonderful funeral arrangement of Pat - everything went great.

Hello, Kendal - Our family would like to thank you & the entire Nelson Doran staff for the amazing ceremonial arrangements made for Don O’Brien. We thought everything could not have gone better. Your attention to detail & the friendly compassion expressed was so greatly appreciated by everyone.

Hello, Kendal - Our family would like to thank you & the entire Nelson Doran staff for the amazing ceremonial arrangements made for Don O’Brien. We thought everything could not have gone better. Your attention to detail & the friendly compassion expressed was so greatly appreciated by everyone.

Mike -
Thank you for handling Ron's services. Your "random acts of kindness" are more than appreciated. You have a huge heart. Ron passed away too soon and we are never prepared, we thought we would have a few more years. sorry our house was so crazy that day - we had remodeling projects going on house-wide. I need to finish them now that things are settling down. Ron's service was huge and NO covid!! Thank you!!

Mike -
Thank you for handling Ron's services. Your "random acts of kindness" are more than appreciated. You have a huge heart. Ron passed away too soon and we are never prepared, we thought we would have a few more years. sorry our house was so crazy that day - we had remodeling projects going on house-wide. I need to finish them now that things are settling down. Ron's service was huge and NO covid!! Thank you!!

Thank you so much for leading our family through the difficult planning of our parents' funeral. You did a wonderful job in understanding the different personalities of all of us, keeping us all in track, and letting us decide what we wanted to say about mom and dad. You were always so quick to respond to our back and forth emails and did an outstanding job in pulling it all together.

Our heartfelt thanks to everyone at Nelson-Doran who helped in making out parents funeral together possible.

Thank you so much for leading our family through the difficult planning of our parents' funeral. You did a wonderful job in understanding the different personalities of all of us, keeping us all in track, and letting us decide what we wanted to say about mom and dad. You were always so quick to respond to our back and forth emails and did an outstanding job in pulling it all together.

Our heartfelt thanks to everyone at Nelson-Doran who helped in making out parents funeral together possible.

Thanks so much for taking good care of Dad after he passed away. Your team was very professional and so kind during the whole process.

Thanks so much for taking good care of Dad after he passed away. Your team was very professional and so kind during the whole process.

Rhonda and everyone at Nelson Doran,
We all love it so very much!! It's beautiful!
You all made us feel loved with your special touches!!! We will never forget all that you've done for our Mom and our family! We will remember our mother and also the Nelson Doran family too when we see her stone. Thank you!
Very sincerely,
Wendy

Rhonda and everyone at Nelson Doran,
We all love it so very much!! It's beautiful!
You all made us feel loved with your special touches!!! We will never forget all that you've done for our Mom and our family! We will remember our mother and also the Nelson Doran family too when we see her stone. Thank you!
Very sincerely,
Wendy

Rhonda and Paul -

Thank you so much for everything you did for Harvey's service. Thank you for being flexible and for always thinking of everything. We were very comfortable working with you and extremely happy with the results. (Also, thank you for the DVD and flashdrive of the service and video).

Rhonda and Paul -

Thank you so much for everything you did for Harvey's service. Thank you for being flexible and for always thinking of everything. We were very comfortable working with you and extremely happy with the results. (Also, thank you for the DVD and flashdrive of the service and video).

Thank you Nelson-Doran for your professionalism and sincere care of my sister's funeral. They took care of all the details for us. I highly recommend their services. They were very thoughtful and caring.

Thank you Nelson-Doran for your professionalism and sincere care of my sister's funeral. They took care of all the details for us. I highly recommend their services. They were very thoughtful and caring.

Kendal, Mike, Paul and Rhonda -

On behalf of myself, Laura Jean and the family - Many heartfelt thanks for all your help during Laura's funeral planning, etc. Your kindness is so appreciated.

The family of Laura Larson.

Kendal, Mike, Paul and Rhonda -

On behalf of myself, Laura Jean and the family - Many heartfelt thanks for all your help during Laura's funeral planning, etc. Your kindness is so appreciated.

The family of Laura Larson.

Nelson-Doran perfectly balances business and compassion, making planning so much easier during a difficult time. My mother and I met with Mike and Rhonda this morning and were able to leave knowing her remains will be in the best hands possible once she passes. I would never consider going anywhere else after such a soothing experience with them. Thank you so much.

Nelson-Doran perfectly balances business and compassion, making planning so much easier during a difficult time. My mother and I met with Mike and Rhonda this morning and were able to leave knowing her remains will be in the best hands possible once she passes. I would never consider going anywhere else after such a soothing experience with them. Thank you so much.

Thank you kindly for the professional and caring team that took care of Heidi's arrangements. Everyone thought the service was beautiful and we could not have done it without your team. She will be greatly missed.

Thank you kindly for the professional and caring team that took care of Heidi's arrangements. Everyone thought the service was beautiful and we could not have done it without your team. She will be greatly missed.

Dear Staff -

Thank you all so much for your hard work and dedication in the service for our father. You helped make the process easier; it was beautiful and surpassed all of our expectations.

Dear Staff -

Thank you all so much for your hard work and dedication in the service for our father. You helped make the process easier; it was beautiful and surpassed all of our expectations.