Mary Nelson

  Mary Lee Nelson passed away at home on Sept. 30, 2015, with her loving husband Grant and son David by her side.
  Mary was born on Dec. 7, 1926, in Brockton, Illinois, to parents Lloyd and Velma Spittler. She graduated from Fairmont High School and then spent a year in Washington, D.C., as a “government girl” during the last year of World War II. She then attended the University of Illinois where she met her soon-to-be husband, Grant W. Nelson. Following graduation she had a one-year internship at Stanford University in California. She was a dietitian at the University of Chicago hospital while Grant attended dental school. They married in 1952 following Grant’s graduation from dental school and moved to Ferndale for Grant to begin his dental practice.
  Mary Lee stayed home and raised their two children, Nancy Lee and David Alan. She was both a Cub Scout leader and a Camp Fire Girl leader. The entire family traveled extensively in the United States and to foreign countries. Mary Lee enjoyed her family very much. She also enjoyed cooking, gardening, having a pet cat, knitting, playing bridge, swing dancing and games of any sort. And she loved trips in the family motorhome. Mary Lee was a member of the United Church of Ferndale, chapter BQ P.E.O., the Tillicum Club and numerous bridge clubs.
  Mary Lee is survived by her loving husband, Grant; her son, David, his wife Yelenia and step-daughter Katy; her daughter, Nancy Lee Iacolucci and her husband Dan, along with their children Christopher and Alexa; her sister Norma Deane Phelps and her grandchildren Katy, Alexa and Christopher.
  Mary Lee was preceded in death by her parents, Lloyd and Velma Spittler; and her sister, Betty Jane Tetero.
  Mary’s memorial service will be held on Oct. 31, 2015, at 10 a.m in United Church of Ferndale.
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