Nelson, Howard R.

NELSON, HOWARD, RAWLINS, BIELEMA, STRALOW, HILL, TUCKER

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Date: 1/25/2008 at 14:48:41

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MORRISON, Ill. — Howard R. Nelson, 85, of 600 Christopher St. in Morrison, IL, died Monday, January 7, 2008, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling, IL.Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 12, 2008, at Morrison United Methodist Church with the Rev. Gary Curl, pastor of Morrison United Methodist Church. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday, January 11, 2008, at Morrison Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home. Interment will be in Grove Hill Cemetery in Morrison, IL.Memorials may be made to Morrison United Methodist Church.He was born May 10, 1922, in Clinton, IA, to Roy G. and Myra (Howard) Nelson.He attended rural Morrison, IL, grade schools and graduated from Morrison High School.He married Jean M. Rawlins on November 18, 1942, in Morrison, IL. She died August 17, 1990. He then married Dorothy L. Bielema on February 5, 1994, in Morrison, IL.Howard started, owned and operated Nelson’s Electric in Morrison, IL, for many years.He was a member of Morrison United Methodist Church where he served on several committees. He was a member of the former Morrison Country Club.Survivors include his wife, Dorothy; one daughter, Dolores (Mrs. Cecil) Stralow of Temecula, CA; one son, Dr. Douglas (Donna) Nelson of Ojai, CA; one stepdaughter, Nancy (Dan) Hill of Morton, IL; two stepsons, Larry (Mardi) Bielema of Washington, IL, and Dale (Jo) Bielema of Peru, IL; six grandchildren; seven stepgrandchildren; four great-grandchildren; eight stepgreat-grandchildren; one sister, Anabelle (Mrs. Harold) Tucker of Garden Plain, IL; and one brother, Hugh “Whitey” (Shirley) Nelson of Morrison, IL.He was preceded in death by his first wife, Jean, and two sisters in infancy.To send online condolences go to http://www.bosmarenkes.com.Death date: Jan. 7, 2008
Published in the Clinton Herald from 1/8/2008 - 1/10/2008.