Margaret H Nelson

margaret nelson
Margaret H. Nelson, 95, of Princeton, formerly of Manlius, died at 5:05 a.m. Thursday, March 3, 2011, at Colonial Hall Care Center, Princeton. Born Aug. 25, 1915, in Tampico to Otto and Matilda (Anderson) Peterson, she married Lyle Nelson in Manlius on Dec. 12, 1936. He died April 18, 1985. She graduated from Manlius High School and Northern Illinois University, DeKalb. She was a homemaker She attended the United Brethren Church in Manlius. Survivors include three sons, Jon (Earlene) Nelson of Bloomington, Lyn (Marianne) Nelson of Manlius, and Dan (Karen) Nelson of Manlius; one daughter, Kay (Arlyn) Koehler of Prophetstown; 15 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Leslie and Raymond Peterson; and two sisters, Edith Peterson and Alvina Willett. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Grant-Johnson Funeral Home in Manlius, the Rev. Marvin Claassen officiating. Burial will be in the Manlius Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Vitas Hospice in LaSalle and the Colonial Hall Care Center.

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