June 16, 1932 – April 12, 2016
June Nelson, 83, of Sweet Home died April 12, 2016.
She was born June 16, 1932 in Maple Bay, Minn. to Louis Peter Hanson and Julia Pauline (Hansen) Robbins.
She moved to Sweet Home with her husband and children from Two Harbors, Minn. in 1968. She worked as a state caregiver.
She married Ernest A. Nelson on Aug. 31, 1950 in Erskine, Minn.
Her greatest joy was spending time with her grandkids and taking them to Wal-Mart. She also enjoyed getting together for the holidays and special occasions when all her children could be together.
Mrs. Nelson is survived by her husband, Ernest A. Nelson; sons Wayne, Vernon and daughter-in-law Linda, and Eugene and daughter-in-law Sherry; daughters Wanda Nelson and son-in-law Blake, Connie and son-in-law Will Moyer, and Bonnie Nelson Mason, all of Sweet Home, and Rhonda Nelson and son-in-law Richard of Redmond; sisters Marlys Etherington of Sweet Home and Valora Blanshan of Lebanon; 11 grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her father, Louis P. Hanson; mother Julia P. Robbins; step-father Jay Robbins; brother Richard Hanson; and son-in-law Lance D. Mason.
A funeral service is planned for 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, at Sweet Home Funeral Chapel. Final burial will be at Gilliland Cemetery.
Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.