Lt. Col. John A. "ret" Nilsson

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Lawton Ritter Gray Funeral Home

Posted events

March 29, 2026

Apr

Visitation

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Lawton Ritter Gray Funeral Home

632 SW C Avenue, Lawton, OK 73501

Apr

Service

11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Fort Sill National Cemetery,

2648 NE Jake Dunn Rd, Elgin, OK 73538

Lawton Ritter Gray Funeral Home

Posted an obituary

March 29, 2026

John Nilsson Obituary

Graveside service with military honors for Lt. Col. (ret) John A. Nilsson, 91, of Lawton will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 2, 2026 at Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, OK. Mr. Nilsson passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2026 i... Read John Nilsson's Obituary