IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Angeline

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Nelson

May 15, 1923 – November 13, 2009

Obituary

Angeline "Angie" Nelson, 86, a longtime resident of Jessieville, died peacefully Friday, November 13, 2009. She was born on May 15, 1923 in Sicily, daughter of the late Carmello and Carmella Calabro. She attended Washington School in Bessemer and then graduated from Ironwood Area Schools in 1970. She married Philip "Bud" Nelson of Ironwood, MI on October 18, 1941. He preceded her in death on September 19, 1986. Angie and Bud owned and operated The Seasons Bar in Jessieville for many years. She also had a number of jobs while raising seven children. She will always be remembered for her exceptional Italian cooking, tell-it-like-it-is attitude and great sense of humor. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Philip Nelson, her brother Marcel Calabro and sister Clara Benny; brother-in-laws Raymond Nelson, James "Norman" Nelson, Paul Nelson; and sister-in-law Lenore Bosley. She is survived by five daughters – Donna (Glenn) Korpi, Lake Gogebic and Poinciana, Florida, Linda (Dennis) Dufrane, Paula (Robert) Rigoni, Lenore (Keith) Jackson, all of Ironwood, Karen (Dennis) Johnson, Ashland; two sons Glenn "Poco" (Diana) Nelson, Napolean, Ohio and Mark (Dorothy) Nelson, Bailey, Colorado; fourteen grandchildren, Carole (Ed) Tuckey, Norman Korpi, Gail (Eric) Raderer, Aaron (Stephanie) Dufrane, Lisa (Joshua) Morris, Robert (Anita) Rigoni, Angela (Dan) Martinson, Dayle (Leif Tweiten) Jackson, Keegan Jackson, Philip (Katie) Nelson, Catherine Nelson, Marcus (Jackie) Nelson, Tina (Dennis) Bunch, Forrest (Melinda) Nelson; and eleven great-grandchildren, Eric Kane, Owen Tuckey, Andrew and Patrick Raderer, Angelique Dufrane, Sophia Rigoni, Emily Martinson, Collyn and Angelina Nelson, and Hailey and Joey Bunch; and a brother, Joseph (Mayme) Calabro, Wakefield. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday, November 18, at noon, at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Ironwood, with the Rev.Darryl Pepin, celebrant. Rite of Committal and interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery, Ironwood. Luncheon will be served in the church basement immediately upon return from the cemetery. Angie's family will receive relatives and friends from 10:30 a.m. until noon at the church  on Wednesday. Pallbearers will be Ed Tuckey, Eric Kane, Eric Raderer, Norman Korpi, Philip Nelson, Robert Rigoni, Aaron Dufrane and Marcus Nelson. To view Angie's obituary online, sign the guestbook and express condolences, visit mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are entrusted to McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Ironwood
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