Kern County CA Archives Obituaries.....Nelson, Edwin R. January 13, 2006 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: K T bluewolf@onemain.com January 17, 2006, 1:12 am The Bakersfield Californian Nelson, Edwin R. 1927 - 2006 Edwin R. Nelson, DDS July, 16, 1927 - Jan. 13, 2006 Edwin R. Nelson was born on July 16, 1927 in Binghamton, New York and passed away on January 13, 2006 in Bakersfield after a long hard battle with kidney disease. Edwin served in the U.S. Army in Japan during WWII. In 1952 he and Eleanor Ruth Lawson were married in Mountain View, CA and moved to Bakersfield in 1959 where he had a private dental practice until 2001. He was on the Board of Directors at San Joaquin Hospital, past president of the Kern County Dental Society and was still on the Board of Directors for the Pacific Health Education Center. Edwin was a loving father and grandfather. He loved his fruit trees and gardening which he did up until the end. He is preceded in death by his wife of 49 years, Eleanor Nelson in 2001. Survivors are his son Steven Nelson and wife Jodi of Eagle Point, Oregon; daughter Laurie Priest and husband Colin of Bakersfield; grandchildren, Steven, Jr., Matt, Melissa, Derick and Erin of Eagle Point, Oregon, Andrew, Ashlee, Magan and Trevor of Bakersfield. Chapel services will be held at 2:00 pm on Thursday, January 19, 2006 at Hillcrest Memorial Chapel. Visitation will be Wednesday 4 to 8 pm at Hillcrest Mortuary. The family request that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Pacific Health Education Center, 5300 California Avenue, Bakersfield. Hillcrest Memorial Park and Mortuary Legacy.com Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 1/16/2006. Additional Comments: Volunteer submission - No relation to deceased No other information available from submitter. Obituaries http://www.legacy.com/bakersfield/LegacyHome.asp File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/kern/obits/n/nelson1647gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/cafiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb