This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Nelson, Williams, Hartsock Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hg.2ADI/634 Message Board Post: This was posted in the June 20, 2002 Wapello Republican, Wapello, Iowa. I am not related to Mrs. Nelson and have no further information. This was accompanied by a photo. Helen E. Nelson, 86, Aledo, Ill., died Tuesday, June 11, 2002, at the Mercer County Nursing Home. Funeral Services were at 2 pm June 14 at the Trimble Funeral HOme in Aledo with the Rev. David Schweppe officiating. Visitation was two hours prior to services. Burial was in the Aledo Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Make A Wish Foundation. Mrs. Nelson was born Dec. 3, 1915 in Wapello, Iowa, to Samuel and Mattie Hartsock Williams. She married Gust Emil Nelson Jan 20, 1942, in Hannibal, Mo. He preceded her in death Feb. 29, 1980. She farmed with her husband near Viola, Ill., for many years, moving to Aledo in 1975. She had also worked for Hart, Shafner & Marx Co., in Rock Island for 18 years, retiring on Dec. 6, 1974. She was a devoted mother and grandmother who enjoyed quilting and crocheting for her family. She also enjoyed gardening. She was a member of the Messiah Lutheran Church, Aledo. Survivors include her husband and their spouses; Roland and Linda Nelson of Viola, Emil and Sandra Nelson of Yorkville, Ill. Norbert and Cindy Doak of Boden, Ill., Charline and Don McConoughey of Bettendorf and a stepson, Daryle R. and Alta Rockafeller of Savannah, ILl; 12 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren; and a brother, Lamoyne and Carolyn Williams of Geneseo, Ill. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; a grandson, Brian McConoughey; a great-granddaugher, Nicole Wooldridge; a brother, Alfred Williams; and an infant sister. Condolences may be sent to the family at: www.TrimbleFuneralHomes.com.