Fred D. Nelson

Fred D. Nelson, 89, of Newton, died Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015, at the Skiff Medical Center in Newton. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 19 at the Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton. The family will greet friends from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18 at the Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton. Burial will be at the Newton Union Cemetery in Newton.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to the donor’s choice. Memorials may be left at the Wallace Family Funeral Home. Memorials may also be mailed to the funeral home please add, Attn: Nelson Family on the envelope.

Those left to honor Fred’s memory are his wife of 66-plus years, Marjorie of Newton; sons, Bill (Bette) Nelson of Thornton, Colo., and Larry (Becky) Nelson of Newton; his four grandchildren, Braedi (Dan) Tagart of Thornton, Colo., Brian (Lesli) Nelson of Forsyth, Ga., Scott Nelson of West Des Moines, and Laura Nelson of Altoona; seven great-grandchildren, Olivia, Will, Anna, Elle, Ava, Mac and Kate; his sister, Roberta Jones of Newton; sister-in-law, Margaret Nelson Owens of Newton; and his many nieces and nephews.