Alice Lillie Nelson
November 12, 1914 - September 8, 2006
Obituary
Alice Lillie NELSON
Alice L. Nelson passed away on September 8th at age 91. Alice was born November 12, 1914 in White Lake, South Dakota. She married Edgar Harvey Nelson on July 2, 1933 at Lutheran Church, Mitchell, South Dakota. They lived in White Lake, Mitchell and Bradley, South Dakota and Pipestone, Minn. In 1943 Alice drove at 35 MPH for 5 days to Seattle, WA with Carrol and Larry to meet Edgar who was employed with the Army Corps of Engineers. They have resided in West Seattle since 1943. Alice was employed by Frederick and Nelsons; Sr. Operations Dept. at Peoples Nat. Bank Main Branch; Sr. Independent Sales Rep for Wear Ever, Cutco, Sterling, China and Crystal Glassware. Alice is preceded in death by her loving husband Edgar H., sister Elsie Sackett, son Robert H. Nelson, and grandson James A. Nelson, Alice is survived by sister Lorraine Mahoney of Mancelona, Michigan, daughter Carrol Andersen of West Seattle, sons Larry Sandra Nelson of Millersville, MD and Ron Gail Nelson of El Cajon, CA. Alice was the proud mother of 4, grandmother of 8 and great grandmother of 10. Alice was a faithful member of Calvary Lutheran Church. She continually fulfilled her responsibilities with the Alter Guild, Board of Trustees and Funds and Finances until the age of 86. She has resided at Providence Mount St. Vincent for the past several years. Alice has always been a wise, brilliant, cheerful and respected lady. She truly loved all her family, friends and those in need. Alice had that special niche; her tone of voice and words of wisdom were a comfort to a1l to the very end. Services will be held in the Chapel of Providence Mt. St. Vincent 4831 35th SW Seattle, WA 98126 on Tuesday September 19 at 1:00 PM and at Calvary Lutheran Church, 3420 SW Cloverdale, Seattle, WA 98126 on September 20 at 10:00 AM. Interment will be immediately following at Bonney-Watson Washington Memorial, 16445 International Blvd., SeaTac, WA 206-242-1787. A luncheon at Calvary Lutheran Church will be held afterwards. Memorial Donations may be made to Providence Mt. St. Vincent, 4831 35th SW Seattle, WA 98126 or the charity of your choice. Please sign the online memorial guestbook at www.bonneywatson.com.
Calvary Congregation was truly blessed to have Alice as a member. She was a joy to know and will be missed very much.
Carrol, Ron, Larry,
I was so sorry to hear of your mom’s passing. I will be unable to come to the services, but wanted you to know how much she meant to our whole family. She was always the one to call and find out how you were doing, even if she wasn’t feeling well herself. She seemed to care about everyone. I loved her jovial personality. She will be missed.
May God be with you at this difficult time.
Take care,
Judy Parsons