Bernadine Nelson

Bernadine Nelson, 92, formerly of Princeton, died at 4:55 a.m. Saturday, April 3, 2010, at Peterson''s Meadows Retirement Home in Rockford. She was born Feb. 23, 1918, in Princeton to John A. and Jennie (Anderson) Nelson. She graduated from Princeton High School in 1935. She was also a graduate of Northern Illinois University. She taught school in the Rockford Public Schools for 40 years. After retiring from public schools she taught at the Learning Center at Rockford College. She was a member of Bethesda Covenant Church in Rockford and the former Priscilla Circle. She served on the Bethesda Board of Christian Education, was assistant superintendent of the Sunday School was active in the Sunday School, and was the financial secretary of the church for several years. Surviving is one nephew, John G. (Mickey) Nelson of Tiskilwa; two nieces, Patricia (Frank) Gebeck of Buda and Nancy (Marvin) Frank of Princeton; six great-nephews; and three great-great-nephews; seven great-nieces; and nine great-great-nieces. She was preceded in death by her parents; four sisters, Camilla and Edith Nelson, both of Princeton, Helen Swenson-Shell of Rockford and Lois Nelson of Rockford; five brothers, Marion, who died in infancy, Raymond, Roger and Harold Nelson all of Princeton, and Joseph Nelson of Wyanet; one nephew "Rickey" Nelson of Princeton; two nieces, Debra Nelson and Karen Richardson both of Chicago. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Grant-Johnson Funeral Home, Princeton, with the Rev. C. John Weborg officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery, Princeton. Visitation will be from 12 to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to the Bethesda Covenant Church in Rockford or the donor''s choice. Pallbearers: Brian Richardson, Michael Nelson, Scott Frank, Todd Frank, William Gebeck and Frank N. Gebeck II.