Sherman Otto Nelson
Sherman Otto Nelson, 73, of 300 E. Prairie St., Warsaw, died at 8:40 p.m. April 15, 2011 in Warsaw Meadows Care Center.
He was born July 30, 1937, in Grant County, to Fred and Charlene Carl Nelson.
A resident of Kosciusko County for the past 42 years, he was a self-employed carpenter, retiring in 1990 due to ill health. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving during the Korean War.
Surviving are two sons, Dan (and spouse Geraldine) Nelson and Joe (and spouse Janet) Nelson, all of Warsaw; a daughter, Annette (and spouse Kurt) Feneley, Pana, Ill.; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Geraldine “Gerry” King, Marion, and Joyce (and spouse Larry) Collier, Jonesboro. He was preceded in death by five sisters and four brothers.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, Warsaw, with Pastor Henry Church officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.
Calling is from 5 to 7 p.m. today and from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Military honors will be by members of the American Legion Post 49 and Veterans of Foreign Wars 1126, both of Warsaw, and the Indiana ARNG Honor Guard.
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Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 1701 N. Beauregard St., Alexandria, VA 22311.
Condolences may be sent via www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com
Sherman Otto Nelson, 73, of 300 E. Prairie St., Warsaw, died at 8:40 p.m. April 15, 2011 in Warsaw Meadows Care Center.
He was born July 30, 1937, in Grant County, to Fred and Charlene Carl Nelson.
A resident of Kosciusko County for the past 42 years, he was a self-employed carpenter, retiring in 1990 due to ill health. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving during the Korean War.
Surviving are two sons, Dan (and spouse Geraldine) Nelson and Joe (and spouse Janet) Nelson, all of Warsaw; a daughter, Annette (and spouse Kurt) Feneley, Pana, Ill.; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Geraldine “Gerry” King, Marion, and Joyce (and spouse Larry) Collier, Jonesboro. He was preceded in death by five sisters and four brothers.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, Warsaw, with Pastor Henry Church officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.
Calling is from 5 to 7 p.m. today and from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Military honors will be by members of the American Legion Post 49 and Veterans of Foreign Wars 1126, both of Warsaw, and the Indiana ARNG Honor Guard.
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Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 1701 N. Beauregard St., Alexandria, VA 22311.
Condolences may be sent via www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com
