Submitted by: Dan Rich

James H. Nelson

Nov. 6, 1913 - Aug. 12, 2005

South Bend Tribune 8/14/2005

James H. Nelson, 91, of Erskine Blvd., South Bend, passed away at 10:15 a.m., Friday, August 12, 2005, in Holy Cross Care & Rehabilitation Center. He was born on November 6, 1913, in Gary, IN to Henry R. and Rose (Plietner) Nelson. On June 17, 1939, in Crown Point, IN, he married Naomi Ruth Nelson. Along with his wife, Ruth, of 66 years, he is survived by two sons, William J. (Marcia) Nelson of Algonquin, IL, and John H. (Brenda) Nelson of Indianapolis, IN; five grandchildren, John David (Colette) Nelson, Anne Marie Nelson, Aaron Henry Nelson, Kara Dean (Jason) DeArman, and Thomas Kilpatrick Nelson; two great- grandchildren, Jack David Nelson and Alison Rose Nelson; and a brother, Claude H. (Margaret) Nelson of Sun City West, AZ. As a young man, James worked in the sheet mills in Gary, IN. In 1948, he moved to South Bend where he began a sales career with West Chemical Products retiring as it's District Sales Representative in 1978, after 32 years. He was a member of Ridgedale Presbyterian Church and the National Republican Party. He was also a big Chicago Cubs fan.

Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, August 15, 2005, in the Palmer Funeral Home-Guisinger Chapel, 3718 S. Michigan St., South Bend, IN. Rev. Norbert Stubel will officiate. Burial will follow at Southlawn Cemetery. Friends may visit with the family from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Monday, August 15, 2005, in the funeral home. Contributions in memory of James H. Nelson may be made to Ridgedale Presbyterian Church, 1406 E. Ewing, South Bend, IN 46613 or to The Center for Hospice & Palliative Care, Inc., 111 Sunnybrook Ct., South Bend, IN 46637.