Leland Nelson Obituary (1918

Leland E. Nelson, 89, passed peacefully into the arms of his Lord and Savior on January 27, 2008, after a long battle with Parkinsons. Memorial services will be held 10:00 A.M. Saturday, April 26, 2008 at the Christian Church in Packwood. Interment will follow at the Packwood Cemetery. The Rev. Frosty Van Voorst will officiate at the service. Arrangements are in the care of the Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield. Leland was born March 3, 1918, to Ed and Alma Nelson on a farm near Packwood, Iowa. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. He was employed be the Iowa State Police System in Fairfield and Des Moines between 1940 and 1950, and retired from the research laboratory of Mobil Oil Corp. in 1980. Leland is survived by his wife of 38 years, Dollie; two daughters, Linda Martin (David) of Madison, WI and Judy Olson (Jim) of Beaver Dam, WI; stepson, Bradley Johnson of Frisco, TX; four grandchildren, Lori Dinkel of Madison, Jodi Arneson (Mark) of Culver City, CA, Stacia Martin of Seattle, WA, Graeme Martin of Madison; and one granddaughter, Kaitlin Dinkel of Madison. He was preceded in death by his sister Kathryn, brother Ernest and an infant granddaughter Elsie. Leland was a member of the Prebyterian Church for 50 years, serving as Deacon and Elder. At the time of his death he was a member of the Grace Presbyterian Church in Plano, TX.