Nels Marvin Brudvig

Nels Marvin Brudvig, 85, of Athens, died on Tuesday, February 18, 2020.

Born in South Dakota to the late Nels Brudvig and Martha Rutschke Brudvig, Nels appeared with his father and their band on an episode of The Lawrence Welk show. Later Nels served his country in the Navy on the U.S.S. Redfin submarine. He married his wife, Joanne Dellinger in 1961. Nels worked as an exterminator and was fondly known as The Bug Man. There wasn’t an instrument he couldn’t play from the accordion to the ukelele.

Nels is survived by his wife of almost 60 years, Joanne; their daughter, Angela (Rick) Compton; two granddaughters, Brittany (Mark) Workman and Cheyanne (Sidd) Dey; two great-grandchildren, Aiden and Adalyn Workman; sister, Janice (Jerry) Hardy; brother-in-law Jerry (Karen) Dellinger; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held on Sunday, February 23 at Lord and Stephens, East at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Raymond Duncan officiating. The family will receive friends from 12:00 p.m. until service time. Interment will follow at Evergreen Memorial Park. Serving as pallbearers will be Steve Cawley, Chris Dellinger, Jeremy Dellinger, Jeremy Farmer, Mark Workman, and Sidd Dey.

Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, EAST, Athens, GA, is in charge of arrangements. www.lordandstephens.com