Benzie County MI Archives Photo Tombstone.....Nelson, Floyd A. & Ruth H. 
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Cemetery:           Crystal Lake - East
Name:               Floyd A. & Ruth H. Nelson

Date Of Photograph: October 26, 2006
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Floyd A. Nelson   b. 1924   d. 2002
Ruth H. Nelson   b. 1926
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Social Security Death Index 
Name: Floyd A. Nelson 
SSN: XXX-XX-XXXX  
Born: 16 Aug 1924 
Died: 3 May 2002 
State (Year) SSN issued: Michigan (Before 1951 ) 
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TRAVERSE CITY RECORD EAGLE - 6 May 2002
**FLAG** Floyd A. Nelson
      Died May 3, 2002
      FRANKFORT - Floyd A. Nelson, 77, of Frankfort, passed away on Friday, May 
3, 2002, at The Maples, where he had been compassionately cared for over the 
past three months.
      Floyd was born Aug. 16, 1924, in Northport, to the late Nels and Augusta 
(Johnson) Nelson, and moved with his family to the Point Betsie Light Station 
in 1931, where his father continued to serve with the U.S. Coast Guard. As 
children, he and his sister carried stones from the beach to aid their father 
in constructing the porch at Point Betsie, which remains today.
      Floyd attended school in Frankfort and was active in both track and 
football. He was selected to the all century football team in 2000. He entered 
the U.S. Navy in October 1943, and served honorably in the Sea Bees until April 
1946. He married Ruth Hollenbeck on June 14, 1947, and together they raised two 
sons. Floyd was employed by the Ann Arbor Railroad as a detective and later 
joined the U.S. Postal Service as a rural letter carrier until his retirement 
in 1986. After retiring, he and Ruth spent their winters in the Seattle area 
with their son Tim and his wife, Cathy (Slotnick). When in Frankfort, he 
enjoyed restoring old furniture and drinking coffee with his many friends who 
stopped by the shop.
      He was a confirmed member of the Trinity Lutheran Church, a life member 
of Crystal Lodge #270 F&AM and a member of John A. Mortensen Post #221 American 
Legion, all in Frankfort, and a member of the National Rural Letter Carriers 
Association.
      Floyd is survived by his wife, Ruth; his son, Tim (Cathy) Nelson of 
Sarasota, Fla.; his sister, Lorraine (Keith) Hollenbeck; sisters-in-law, Marion 
Holmes, Dorothy Nelson and Alice Hollenbeck; brother-in-law, Robert (May Kay) 
Hollenbeck; and many beloved nieces and nephews.
      He was preceded in death by his son, Paul; two brothers, Melvin and 
Stanley; and two sisters, Wilma Vincent and Elvesta Frederick.
      Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m., Saturday, May 18, from Trinity 
Lutheran Church in Frankfort, with Pastor Rick Stieve officiating. Interment 
will be in Lutheran Cemetery.
      Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider either The 
Maples, or Trinity Lutheran Church.
      The Frankfort Chapel, McElduff Funeral Homes, is serving the family.


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