Dorothy Nelson

Dorothy Jean Nelson, age 91, passed away peacefully on Tuesday April 27, 2021 at the home of her daughter and son in law Rebekah and Brian Green where she had been residing, she has now gone to be with her Lord. The daughter of Wilson and Lydia (Milner) Robinson, she was born in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan on October 10, 1929. She graduated from Minnesota Bible College with a Bachelors Degree in Sacred Literature. She married Walter Nelson on June 20, 1953 in Sault Sainte Marie, he passed away on January 14, 1975. Dorothy had worked at Cannon Falls (MN) High School and raised her seven children. She moved to Vermont in 1988. She was always willing to help her family wherever she was needed. She was “Grandma” to all and affectionately known as “Miss Dorothy”. She was a caregiver to her children, grandchildren, relatives and friends. She enjoyed sewing, raising many vegetables in her gardens, canning those vegetables and sharing them. Dorothy was always encouraging to others, her sweetest love was to lend a kind smile to heal a hurt and to serve in congregations from the Midwest to the East Coast. She leaves her children, Daniel W. Nelson (Marcia) of Wilmington, Susan E. Merrill (Russell) of Winchester, VA, James A. Nelson (Janice) of Wasilla, Alaska, Rebekah A. Green (Brian) of Whitingham, Joseph C. Nelson of Omaha, NE and Andrew J. Nelson (Nancy) of Groesbeck, TX; 16 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren; and by many nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by her parents Wilson and Lydia Robinson, 5 brothers and 1 sister, her husband Walter Nelson and grandson Zachary Taylor on May 26, 2018. Funeral services will be held on Saturday May 1 at 3pm at the Covey Allen & Shea Funeral Home with her grandson Brandon Merrill officiating. The family will receive friends during a time of visitation at the funeral home from1:30 until 3pm. Dorothy will be buried with her husband Walter in the family lot in Cannon Falls Cemetery. Memorial gifts may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.