Leonard Nelson
Leonard A. Nelson, 81, of Sedalia died Nov. 3 at Sky Ridge
Medical in Lone Tree.
The funeral was Nov. 9 at Olinger Andrews Caldwell Gibson
Funeral Home, Castle Rock. Interment is in Wyuka Cemetery in
Lincoln, Neb.
Leonard Allen Nelson was born March 28, 1923, in Norfolk, Neb.,
the son of William Arthur and Margaret (Andersen) Nelson. He was
raised in Ainsworth, Neb., and served in the U.S. Army during World
War II with two terms in the Reserves. He graduated from the
University of Nebraska, receiving his degree in geology. After
graduating, he started working for Chevron as a geologist, moving
and working in eight states and Venezuela, retiring in
1986.
On June 5, 1946, he married Dorothy Faye Smith in Lincoln, Neb.
Nelson was a member of the Methodist Church in Lincoln, AAPG,
Explorer Club, SIPES and American Legion Post 79. A rock hound, he
enjoyed collecting and hunting fossil and rocks. Leonard and
Dorothy Nelson moved to Sedalia in 1991.
Mr. Nelson was preceded in death by children Byron Eric and
Cynthia Faye; sisters Dorothy and Jeannine; and brothers Roy and
Ted.
Mr. Nelson is survived by his wife; daughter Laura Blunk and her
husband, Howard, of The Woodlands, Texas; grandchildren Byron
Nelson Blunk and Michael Glenn Blunk; and numerous nieces and
nephews.
Memorials may be made to: University of Nebraska Foundation,
1010 Lincoln Mall, Suite 300, Lincoln, NE 68508 or Brown County
Foundation High School Fund, P.O. Box 323, Ainsworth, NE 69210.