Wilhemina Nelson Obituary (1930

Willa M. Nelson, age 79, died Friday, September 11, 2009 at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield. Memorial services will be 10:30 A.M., Friday, September 18, 2009 at the First Christian Church, Fairfield. The Rev. Suzanne Swahn will officiate at the service. Wilhemina M. Nelson was born August 30, 1930 at Fairfield, Iowa. She was the daughter of Kenneth and Mildred Parsons Barnett. She attended Fairfield Community Schools. Willa worked at Kurka Jewelry Store for several years. She was a member of the First Christian Church, Fairfield. She is survived by two daughters, Sandra S. Ham of Fairfield, Marilyn J. Seago of Mingo; two sons, Michel A. Nelson of Cedar Rapids and Stephen K. Nelson of Auburn, Nebraska; thirteen grandchildren, thirteen great-grandchildren; one sister, Patricia Morrison of Port Neches, Texas and one brother, Keith Barnett of Dixon, Illinois. Memorials may be given in Willa''s name to the First Christian Church of Fairfield and Hospice of Cedar Rapids.