Peter Axel Nielsen

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Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory - Urbandale Chapel

Posted events

February 17, 2026

Feb

Visitation

9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

1627 Grand Avenue, West Des Moines, IA 50265

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Service

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

1627 Grand Avenue, West Des Moines, IA 50265

Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory - Urbandale Chapel

Posted an obituary

February 17, 2026

Peter Nielsen Obituary

Peter Axel “Pete” Nielsen, age 68, passed away on February 16, 2026, in Des Moines, Iowa.He was born on August 14, 1957, in Des Moines, the fourth child of Kenneth and Therese (Lydon) Nielsen. Pete was born and raised in West Des Moines and... Read Peter Nielsen's Obituary