Walter Nelson Sr.
Sept. 12, 1907-Nov. 4, 1998
Niles Daily Star, Saturday, November 7, 1998, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library
Funeral services for Walter Nelson Sr., 91, of 2345 S. 17th St., Niles, are Monday at 11 a.m. at Halbritter Funeral Home by the Rev. W.L. Daniel of Mount Calvary Baptist Church.
Burial will follow in Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.
Nelson died Wednesday at 8:15 p.m. at Memorial Hospital in South Bend, Ind., following a brief illness.
He was born Sept. 12, 1907, in Pickins, Ark., and lived here since 1944, coming from Arkansas.
In January 1930 in Dermott, Ark., he married the former Lucinda Neal, who survives.
Nelson was a member of the United Auto Workers, He retired from Clark Equipment Co., Buchanan, in 1973 after 30 years of service.
Nelson loved baseball and was involved in the Negro League, playing against Satchel Paige. He turned down an opportunity to play with the Boston Red. Socks.
Survivors, in addition to his wife, include two sons, Walter Nelson Jr., West Borough, Mass., and John Nelson of Dorchester, Mass; two daughters, Theresa Nelson and Lorine Nelson, both of Milwaukee, Wis.; a son, Robert Earl Nelson of Milwaukee; 21 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Betty Wagner of Milwaukee.
He was preceded in death by two sisters and four brothers.
Friends may call one hour prior to the service at Halbritter Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Sickle-Cell Foundation.