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- 13 Jan 2006 (aged 66)
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Sandyville Cemetery
Union Township, Warren County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Funeral services for Robert E. Nelson, 66, who died Friday, January 13, 2006, will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, January 17 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will follow in the Sandyville Cemetery.
Robert was born and lived all his life in Summerset. He served in the United States Army from 1956-1959 and worked as a glove cutter for Champion Glove Company in Des Moines for 30 years, retiring in 1991.
Surviving are his brothers, Ray of Summerset, Bill of rural Carlisle, Dick of Van Meter and Frank of Prairie City; sister, Linda Nelson of Hot Springs, S.D.; companion, Shirley Bentley of Summerset; step-son, Stan Wright of Corwith; and step-daughters, Betty Tindall of Corwith and Lynn Wilson of Des Moines.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Nancy and brother, Don.
Visitation will be 4 – 8 p.m., Monday, January 16 at Overton Funeral Home where family will be present to greet friends from 6 – 8 p.m. Memorials may be given to the family in his name.
Funeral services for Robert E. Nelson, 66, who died Friday, January 13, 2006, will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, January 17 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will follow in the Sandyville Cemetery.
Robert was born and lived all his life in Summerset. He served in the United States Army from 1956-1959 and worked as a glove cutter for Champion Glove Company in Des Moines for 30 years, retiring in 1991.
Surviving are his brothers, Ray of Summerset, Bill of rural Carlisle, Dick of Van Meter and Frank of Prairie City; sister, Linda Nelson of Hot Springs, S.D.; companion, Shirley Bentley of Summerset; step-son, Stan Wright of Corwith; and step-daughters, Betty Tindall of Corwith and Lynn Wilson of Des Moines.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Nancy and brother, Don.
Visitation will be 4 – 8 p.m., Monday, January 16 at Overton Funeral Home where family will be present to greet friends from 6 – 8 p.m. Memorials may be given to the family in his name.
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- Ardean Lowell Nelson 1910–1988
- Dorothy Zella Wright Nelson 1912–1982
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- Nancy J. Nelson 1938–1987
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- Raymond Lowell Nelson 1932–2011
- Donald Earl Nelson 1940–2003
- Linda Laree Nelson 1948–2017
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- Maintained by: Chris Tonn
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51861883/robert_eugene-nelson: accessed ), memorial page for Robert Eugene “Gene” Nelson (3 Mar 1939–13 Jan 2006), Find a Grave Memorial ID 51861883, citing Sandyville Cemetery, Union Township, Warren County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by Chris Tonn (contributor 46808630).
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