| Nicknames: | "Gunnar" |
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| Birthplace: | Bjorgo Station, Waldreff, North Aurdal, Oppuland, Norway |
| Death: | Died in Ponoka, AB, Canada |
| Cause of death: | Pnemonia, due to incapicitation from Parkinsons Disease |
| Occupation: | Foreman, City of Calgary Water Works |
| Managed by: | Tammy Johnston |
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There is some dispute over Gunnar's surname. Various documents refer to it as being Nilsen, Nelson, and Braaten.
The copy of his birth certificate, received from Norway in 1957, shows it as being Nilsen.
The letter his wife wrote seeking the birth certificate, states it as Braaten.
When he immigrated to Canada, he was issued documents with the last name of Nelson.