Richard (Dick) Nelson

Richard (Dick) Nelson

Richard (Dick) Nelson, 84, died Sept. 19, 2017 at his home. He was born Dec. 2, 1932 in Cheyenne, Wyo., to Marjorie and Herman Nelson. They later moved to Burlingame, Calif., and then to San Mateo, Calif. He has a sister Audrey, husband Loren Gingg, living in Bandon, Ore.

He met Lorraine Tagnoli in January 1950 and they were married July 9, 1950. They had six children, Karen Bell, Kathleen Hare, Debra Morgan, Nina (Steve) Kjos, Richard (Cecil) Nelson Jr. and Bobby, who died 1974. Dick was preceded in death by his parents, a son, a great-grandson, Anthony, and a great-granddaughter. He and Lorraine were married 67 years and had 15 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, and eight great-great-grandchildren

Dick loved the outdoors and was a great hunter; also he enjoyed reloading ammo. He heard that Idaho was a great place to raise his children and good hunting, so he and Lorraine, six children, and a black lab with 11 pups moved to Bonners Ferry in 1966, then later moved to Priest River, Idaho in 1973. He was a member and commander of the DAV Chapter 25 as well as a police officer for several years until he had a heart attack and couldn’t work anymore.

The viewing will be from noon to 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, at Sherman-Campbell Funeral Home in Newport, Wash. The Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 29, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Priest River.

Sherman-Campbell Funeral Home in Priest River is in charge of arrangements. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guest book at shermancampbell.com