Raymond H. Nelson, age 86, of Ashland, passed away on Friday, April 20, 2012 at Birch Haven Senior Living in Ashland. He was born January 29, 1926 in Ashland, the son of Carl and Myrtle (Wilder) Nelson.
Ray graduated from Ashland High School in 1943. After high school, he worked on a Great Lakes ore boat as a stoker for a short time. Ray served in the U.S. Army during WWII from 1945-1946. He then trained as an X-Ray Technician at the Deaconess Hospital in Milwaukee. Ray worked in Waukesha and Green Bay before going to work at the VA Hospital in Milwaukee, where he worked until his retirement in 1981.
In 2001, Ray moved home to Ashland. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and took several fishing trips to Canada. He is a member of the Saron Lutheran Church.
He is survived by a sister; Betty (Al) Rolerat of Neshkoro; a brother, Gerald (Joyce) Nelson of Germantown; 3 step-sisters; Kathreen (Duane) Schraufnagel of Andover, MN, Jacqueline (Richard) Mortenson of Coon Rapids, MN and Nancy King of Hoyt Lakes, MN and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his step-mother; Julia Roguski, a brother; John “Ken” Nelson, a sister-in-law; Barbara Nelson; 2 nieces; Dawn Nelson and Christine Hagen; and a brother-in-law, Harold King.
A funeral service will held at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at Saron Lutheran Church in Ashland with Pastor Paul Simmons officiating.
Visitation will be held from 6:00 P.M – 8:00 P.M., Tuesday, April 24th at the Roberts Funeral Home in Ashland and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church on Wednesday . Interment will take place at the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Ashland.
