Date Posted: 2007-06-17

Dick J. Nelson, 83, of Aurora, formerly of Lexington, died Sunday, June 17, 2007, at Memorial Community Hospital in Aurora.

Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 20, at First United Methodist Church in Lexington with the Rev. Todd Karges officiating. Burial with military honors will be in the Greenwood Cemetery at Lexington. Visitation was Tuesday, June 19, at the Reynolds-Love Chapel in Lexington.

Survivors include: His wife of 60 years, Iryl Nelson of Aurora; two sons: Russ (Linda) Nelson of Woodbury, Minn. and Al (Sandra) Nelson of LaVista; one daughter: Cindy (Valta) Ross of Aurora; one brother: Bill (Meg) Nelson of Omaha; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Dick was preceded in death by his parents, an older sister, LaVere and his infant son, Terry Dick Nelson.

He was born Nov. 24, 1923, at Lexington to Albert and Elsie (Stanford) Nelson. Dick attended school at Lexington, graduating from Lexington High School. He then went on to further his education for two years of post-graduate school. He entered the United States Coast Guard in 1943 and was honorably discharged in 1946.

He was united in marriage to Iryl Tomasek on Jan. 2, 1947, at the United Methodist Church in Lexington.

Dick farmed the majority of his and especially enjoyed the fall and running the combine! He also owned a gas station, salvage yard, managed the Co-op and was a policeman. He lived in Lexington, Aurora, Edison and Elsie.

He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, as well as the American Legion.

Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association, the Grand Generation Center or the First United Methodist Church.Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington is in charge of arrangements.

--Obituary obtained from the Lexington Clipper-Herald