Jon Alan Nelson, 36, Hayfield
Published 10:46 am Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Jon Alan Nelson, 36, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, in Boston after a courageous battle with a rare form of cancer (Nut Midline Carcinoma).
Jon Alan Nelson
Following his diagnosis, Jon continued to live his life with a goal of making this world a better place for everyone. With hopes for a cure for his own cancer and his sights set on helping the medical community develop a drug that would possibly cure many forms of cancer, Jon agreed to enter into a phase one drug trial with Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.
Jon will be remembered forever as a great dad and wonderful husband. We will forever miss Jon’s great sense of humor and his loving touch. Jon was an avid sportsman who enjoyed many outdoor activities, but most of all he enjoyed coaching and spending time playing ball with his four young boys. Jon was employed by Hormel for 13 years and also served as a volunteer on the Hayfield Fire Department where he proudly served his community.
Jon Alan was born on Dec. 29, 1975, in St. Cloud, Minn., the son of Virgil and Bonnie (Hodik) Nelson. He was united in marriage to Holli Eickhoff on Aug. 9, 1997, in St. Joseph, Minn.
Jon is survived by his wife, Holli Nelson, Hayfield, Minn.; four sons, Zachary, Brady, Benjamin and Ryan Nelson, Hayfield; parents, Virgil and Bonnie Nelson; brother, Gregg (Angela) Nelson; sister, Lisa (Wolfgang) Stuber; father and mother-in-law, Roger and Ruth Eickhoff; sister-in-law, Tammy (Shawn) Widmeier; brother-in-law, Jason (Sara) Eickhoff; and nieces and nephews, Megan, Marissa and Matthew Nelson, Jackson Eickhoff, Emma and Owen Widmeier. He was preceded in death by grandparents, Albert and Elsie Hodik, Charles and Emily Nelson, and a close friend, Dan Knopp.
Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012, at the Czaplewski Family Funeral Home, 501 Second St. NW in Hayfield and one hour before the service at the church on Friday.
The funeral service for Jon Alan Nelson will be 11 a.m. Friday, Oct.5, 2012, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 104 First Street SE in Hayfield with Reverend Paul Hauschild officiating. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery.
Blessed be his memory.
