Wasco County OR Archives Obituaries.....Nelson, Vernon (Vern) D. October 26, 2003
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The Dalles Chronicle, October 29, 2003
   Vernon (Vern) D. Nelson, 84, a resident of Sportsman’s Park near Wamic died 
at the Oregon Veterans Home on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2003 after a brief illness. He 
had resided at the OVH for a year.
     He was born Sept. 12, 1919 in Baker City, the oldest of two sons to Clato 
Young and Elsie Nelson.
     He served in the Navy during World War II in the Pacific and was a member 
of the American Legion for more than 50 years. He was an outdoorsman and 
enjoyed fishing, gardening and dancing.
     He retired from the U.S. Postal Service in 1972 and then was employed by 
C.Y.’s House of Samples for five years. He retired to Sportsman’s Park and 
became a snowbird and traveled to Arizona where some years later he met and 
married his wife, Lois.
     He is survived by his wife, Lois, Sportsman’s Park; four children, Vern 
Nelson Jr. and his wife, Maggie, Portland; Roger and Jeff Nelson, both of 
Gresham; and Michael Nelson, Forest Grove; granddaughters, Stephanie, Emily, 
Natasha and Whitney, and his brother, C. Y. Nelson and his wife, Donna.
     Memorials may be made to the Oregon Veterans Home, 700 Veterans Drive, 
The Dalles, OR 97058. His request was that no flowers be sent.
Memorial services will be held at the Wamic American Legion Post No. 135 on 
Saturday, Nov. 22, at 1 p.m. with a potluck to follow.


Additional Comments:
Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, 
Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006).


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