Donald Wayne Nelson

Donald Wayne Nelson, 86 of Geneseo, Illinois, formerly of Moline, Illinois, died Wednesday, September 11, 2002 at Good Samaritan Village, Geneseo. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Friday, at Trimble Funeral Home, Moline. Visitation will be from Noon to 2:00 pm prior to the service. Burial will be in Rose Lawn Memorial Estate, Moline. Memorials may be given to the family, for a memorial fund to be established. Donald Wayne Nelson was born October 12, 1915 in Moline, the son of Leonard and Lyda (Peterson) Nelson. He married the former Marian Catherine Geest on June 29, 1940 in Davenport, Iowa. Mr. Nelson retired from Williams White & Company, Moline as a Shop Superintendent in 1980 after more than 45 years of employment. He was a member of the Color Shooters Camera Club, and was a charter member of the Millcreek Country Club. Mr. Nelson enjoyed golfing, photography, nature and wildflowers, sailing, camping, canoeing, and bird watching. Mr. Nelsons survivors include his wife, Marian of Geneseo; two daughters and sons-in-law, Nancy and Roger Moler of Bettendorf, Iowa, and Linda and David Pearson of Geneseo; four grandchildren and their spouses, Jeff and Katie Moler, Troy and Melissa Pearson, Tammy Miner, and Ben Pearson; along with six great-grandchildren, Elizabeth Moler, Richard, Alexis, and Brian Pearson, Kaylee Miner, and Ashton Macias. He was preceded in death by a sister, Jeanette Johnson-Bailey, and a brother, Lloyd Nelson.