Steven Nelson

STEVEN W. NELSON IDAHO FALLS, ID - Steven Wayne Nelson, 49, of Idaho Falls, died January 16, 2004, at the Life Care Center from Huntington’s Disease. He was born January 9, 1955, at Cedar Rapids Air Force Base, South Dakota, to Charles Langford Nelson and Cleo Cora Bleedner Nelson. He attended schools in Snohomish, Washington and later moved to Idaho Falls where he graduated from Skyline High School. He married E. Loretta Gruver August 23, 1975, in Idaho Falls. They were the parents of two sons and were later divorced. He owned his own building and remodeling business in the Rigby and Idaho Falls area. He was a member of The Crown of Life Lutheran Church in Rigby. He loved spending time with his sons, and enjoyed hunting, backpacking, photography, woodworking and the outdoors. Surviving are: Son: Keith James Nelson, Federal Heights, CO Son: Kent Charles Nelson, Rigby, ID Brother: Patrick Nelson, Hyattsville, MD Sister: Connie (Vic) Yates, Idaho Falls, ID Sister: Debra (Keith) Dodson, Carrollton, TX Stepmother: Catherine Nelson, Spokane, WA Stepbrother: Tom (Elsa) Nelson, Victorville, CA Stepsisters: Denise Nelson, Rene Thompson and Beth Nelson, all of Spokane. He was preceded in death by his parents and a grandfather. A Memorial service will be at 8:00 p.m. Saturday, January 17, 2004, at the Wood Chapel of the Pines, 273 North Ridge Avenue, with Reverend Michael Kennedy of Trinity United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Grangeville Cemetery in Grangeville, Idaho, under the direction of Wood Funeral Home.