By Lori Ehde
Funeral services for murder victim Carrie Nelson will be at 1 p.m. Friday in Grace Lutheran Church.
Most all who knew her say she'll be remembered for her pleasant disposition.
"She was just a good friend. She was a cheerful girl - always happy," said Luverne's Carolyn Norton.
"We're going to miss her a lot."
Norton was Nelson's classmate and friend at Luverne High School. The two girls were dorm roommates during their first year at Dakota State University, Madison, S.D.
"Everyone has memories of her, I think," Norton said. "She was just there for all of us when we needed her."
Nelson, daughter of Nan (Karr) Kaufenberg, Luverne, and Stan Nelson, Hills, grew up in the Hills-Beaver Creek area and graduated in 1999 from Luverne High School.
She was involved in band, choir and peer helping and had planned to pursue a career in elementary education.
Nelson took a year off from classes at DSU and had been living in Sioux Falls and was commuting to her seasonal job at the Blue Mounds State Park.