Mabel C. Nelson

March 8, 1909 - December 1, 2007

Mabel C. Nelson 1909-2007 Funeral service for Mabel C. Nelson, age 98 of Princeton, will be Saturday, Dec 08, 2007 at 10:30 AM at the Norberg Memorial Home. Rev. Barbara Ollila will officiate. Burial will follow in the Oakland Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Saturday, Dec 08, 2007 from 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM at the Norberg Memorial Home. Mrs. Mabel passed away on Saturday, Dec 01, 2007 at Colonial Rehab and Nursing Center. She was born on Mar 08, 1909 in Chicago, Illinois to Ernest and Alma (Swanson) Malmquist. She married John W. Nelson in Feb. of 1941 in Princeton at the First Lutheran Church. He preceded her in death in March 1968. She was an active member of First Lutheran Church of Princeton. Mabel is survived by her daughter Evelyn Nelson of Oak Park, her granddaughter Erica (John "Andy") Powers of Decatur and her grandsons John(Julie) Nelson of Barrington, Tim (Lisa) Nelson of MI, Dan (Veta) Nelson of AL and matt Nelson of AL. Also surviving is one great granddaughter Katherine Nelson still at home and one daughter in law Barbara Nelson of ID. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one son Louis Nelson, one brother and one sister. Memorials may be directed to the First Lutheran Church of Princeton.