Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Nelson, W. Marvin 2003 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net June 4, 2011, 12:47 pm Ionia Sentinel Standard, 2003 W. Marvin Nelson, 81, of Ionia passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2003 in Lansing. He was born June 18, 1921 in Ionia the son of Emil and Elma (Olsen) Nelson. Mr. Nelson was a lifelong resident of the Ionia area. He retired from the State of Michigan and was an avid farmer most of his life. He was a member of the Ionia Masons and also enjoyed camping in his Airstream. Marvin is survived by his wife Virginia, with whom he would have celebrated 60 years of marriage with in June; sons, Sandy (Helen) Nelson of Fenton, Jon (Diane) Nelson of Ionia, and Brian (Kathy) Nelson of Marion; grandchildren, Alison Nelson, Laura Nelson, David Nelson, Amy Nelson, Carrie Nelson, Kristen Nelson, and Emily Nelson. The funeral service will be conducted 3 p.m. Saturday at Cook Funeral Home, 220 Rich Street, Ionia, with Rev. Martin Culver, Pastor of First United Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will be in Balcom Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Saturday from 2 p.m. until the time of service. For those desiring, memorial contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church or to the American Diabetes Association in memory of W. Marvin Nelson. Arrangements are entrusted to the Cook Funeral Home, Ionia. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/n/nelson12748nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb