Helen E. Nelson

Helen E. Nelson, 86, Aledo, died Tuesday, June 11, 2002, at the Mercer County Nursing Home. Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Trimble Funeral Home, Aledo, with the Rev. David Schweppe officiating. Burial is in Aledo Cemetery. Visitation is two hours prior to services. Memorials may be made to the Make a Wish Foundation. Helen was born Dec. 3, 1915, in Wapello, Iowa, to Samuel and Mattie Hartsock Williams. She married Gust Emil Nelson Jan. 20, 1942, in Hannibal, Mo. He preceded her in death Feb. 29, 1980. Helen farmed with her husband near Viola for many years, moving to Aledo in 1975. She had also worked for Hart, Shafner & Marx Co. in Rock Island for 18 years, retiring Dec. 6, 1974. Helen was a devoted mother and grandmother who enjoyed quilting and crocheting for her family. She also loved gardening. She was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church, Aledo. Helen is survived by her children and their spouses, Roland and Linda Nelson, Viola, Emil and Sandra Nelson, Yorkville, Ill., Norbert and Cindy Doak, Boden, Ill., and Charline and Don McConoughey, Bettendorf; step-son and spouse, Daryle R. and Alta Rockafeller, Savanna, Ill.; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and brother and spouse, Lamoyne and Carolyn Williams, Geneseo. Helen was preceded in death by her parents; husband; grandson, Brian McConoughey; great-granddaughter, Nicole Wooldridge; brother, Alfred Williams; and an infant sister. This memorial may be viewed and condolences sent to the family at www.TrimbleFuneralHomes.com.