Frank “Nip” Nelson
NELSON, WATSON, GOSS, HYNEK, SANCHEZ, ROARK
Posted By: Sarah Fletcher (email)
Date: 10/15/2019 at 12:02:04
Frank “Nip” Nelson, 82, of Iowa City, passed away Saturday, October 5, 2019 at his home surrounded by loved ones.
His family will greet friends Wednesday from 4:00 to 7:00 pm at Lensing’s Oak Hill, 210 Holiday Road, Coralville. Masonic Rites will be performed at 7:00 pm.
Memorial Services will begin Thursday at 11:00 am at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, 2675 E. Washington Street, Iowa City.
Burial with military rites will begin at 1:45 pm Thursday at Oak Hill Cemetery in Coralville.
Instead of flowers and plants, the family kindly requests that memorials be directed to Iowa City Hospice or St. Mark’s Church.
Frank “Nip” was born August 25, 1937 in Alvarado, Virginia He was the youngest son of Thomas and Ella (Watson) Nelson. As Nip finished his education, he then served in the US Army from 1958-1960, as well as the Army Reserves.
While in Anamosa, Iowa, Nip obtained work in corrections where he met and later married Barbara Goss on November 26, 1961.
His career in corrections started at the Anamosa Penitentiary from 1960 to 1969, where he worked in the control center. The family moved to the Iowa City area in 1971, where Nip worked at Oakdale Prison / IMCC, until his retirement in 2004 – retiring as a security captain.
He was a member of St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, Iowa City VFW, Iowa City American Legion and Iowa City Masonic Lodge.
Nip is survived by his wife Barbara; daughters, Patrice Hynek (Curt) of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, Katrina Nelson of Iowa City and Portia Sanchez (Martin) of Santa Clara, California;
grandchildren, Sebastian Sanchez, Isabella Sanchez, Kaitlin Hynek and Nathan Hynek;
a sister, Beatrice Roark of Gilbert, Arizona and many nieces and nephews.He was preceded in death by his parents, nine brothers and four sisters.
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