Garry Martin Nelson 1951-2011

NELSON, RUHD

Posted By: Connie Swearingen-Volunteer (email)
Date: 1/31/2013 at 14:03:02

Sioux City Journal
28 December 2011

SIOUX CITY -- Garry M. Nelson, 60, of Sioux City died Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011, at a local hospital.

A celebration of life service will be 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Waterbury Funeral Service in Sergeant Bluff. Interment will be in Graceland Park Cemetery at a later date.

Garry Martin Nelson was born May 26, 1951, in Sioux City, the son of Marvin and C. Bernice (Ruhd) Nelson. He was raised in the Salix, Iowa, area and grew up around Brown's Lake. Gary graduated from Westwood High School in Sloan, Iowa, and later from the University of Iowa with a degree in biology. Gary moved to the Sioux City area in the early 1990s.

Gary enjoyed the outdoors. He loved fishing, camping, hiking and mushroom hunting. He also enjoyed motorcycling and barbecuing meals with his kids.

Gary is survived by his daughter, Jodi Semonell of Omaha; son, Garry Nelson Jr.; daughters, Amanda Nelson and Amelia Nelson, both of Sioux City; his brother, Patrick Nelson of Sioux City; his sister, Carol and her husband, Fred Byers of Sloan, Iowa; his significant other, Mary, and her children, James, Sonni and Theodore; nieces, nephews, other relatives; and many friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents.