Nelson, Gailard Max (1930 - 2023)

NELSON, BECKMAN, REISNER, WATKINS, WITTRUP

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 8/8/2023 at 14:52:42

Name of deceased: Gailard Max Nelson

Aged: 93 yrs, 2 mo, 16 days

Residence: Colorado Springs, El Paso County, CO

Born: March 21, 1930; Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Died: June 5, 2023; Colorado Springs, El Paso County, CO

Funeral services: no information provided

Survived by: Wife of more than 73 years, Margie, of Colorado Springs, CO; children, Kathleen Joy Nelson Reisner, Lynn Allen Nelson, and Nancy Sue Nelson Watkins; 12 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchild; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Chris William Nelson and Cordelia (nee Wittrup) Nelson; baby boy, in infancy; son, Daniel Dean Nelson

Education: He started school at Merrills Grove one-classroom school and graduated from high school in Harlan, IA.

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: no information provided

Marriage: Margie Ann Beckman; Feb. 14, 1950; location not provided

Employment: Initially, Gailard and Margie farmed a total of 240 acres for 20 years. Then, in 1972, the family moved to Lakewood, CO. to pursue cleaning services for Silver State Baptist Christian Schools, South Sheridan Baptist Church, Westland Baptist Church, and Westland Christian Academy in Lakewood, CO. In 1983, he and Margie purchased property in Bailey, CO, built a house, and started a domestic home cleaning business. They moved to Littleton, CO, in 1992, and continued their cleaning services for another 20 years.

Hobbies/Interests: Enjoyed spending time with their grandchildren, snowmobiling, four-wheeling, and hiking in the mountains of Colorado, as well as traveling to see their children and grandchildren in Florida, Iowa, California, Tennessee, and Guatemala.

Sources: harlanonline.com