NELSON, Maria Dawn 1947 - 2017

NELSON, FAIRCHILD, RAHM, WATSON

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 1/26/2017 at 19:49:29

"The Fairfield Ledger"
Friday, January 13, 2017
Page 8

Maria Dawn NELSON

Maria Dawn NELSON, 58, of Bonaparte died at 11:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, after a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis.

Arrangements are pending at Pedrick Funeral Home, Keosauqua.

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"The Fairfield Ledger"
Monday, January 16, 2017
Page 8

Maria Dawn NELSON

Maria Dawn NELSON, 58, of Bonaparte, died at 11:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona, after a long battle with lung disease.

The funeral will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Chad Welch officiating. Burial with military honors by Sargeant-Osweiler Post No. 563, Bonaparte, will be in Vale Cemetery north of Bonaparte (note: in Van Buren Co., IA). Lunch will be served after the burial at Bonaparte Opera House.

Visitation will open at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Memorials can be left at the funeral home or mailed to the family at 88 Ledgestone Drive, Fairview, NC 28730.

Ms. NELSON was born Aug. 4, 1957, in Keosauqua, the daughter of Samuel G. and Mary E. FAIRCHILD NELSON. She married Randy; they divorced.

Ms. NELSON lived in Farmington through kindergarten, and then spent the rest of her childhood on farms north of Bonaparte. She graduated from Harmony High School in 1975.

After graduating, she joined the U.S. Air Force serving from Jan. 9, 1976-March 21, 1984. She worked as a dental lab technician at Lowry Air Force Base in Aurora, Colorado. She obtained the rank of staff sergeant.

After leaving the military and divorcing, Ms. NELSON returned home to Iowa to raise her children and go to college. She first attended Southeastern Community College and then Western Illinois University where she earned her Master of Science degree in 1992, a Bachelor of Science degree in 1990, and a Bachelor of Business degree in 1988.

She lived in the Denmark and West Point, Iowa, areas until about 10 years ago when she returned to the family farm in Bonaparte.

She enjoyed reading books, listening to music, and dancing. She was an animal lover and rescued animals and children. She was passionate about learning and education and the preservation and conservation of the environment.

Survivors include: one son, Patrick RAHM, of Norwalk; one daughter, Miranda WATSON and husband Paul of Fairview, North Carolina; two grandchildren; five brothers, Dennis and Curtis NELSON of Bonaparte, Mike NELSON of Danville, Greg NELSON of Keokuk, and Brad NELSON of Kahoka, Missouri; and two sisters, Marcia and Terri NELSON, both of Des Moines.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death: by one son, Alexander NELSON; and one brother, Randy NELSON.

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