Harvey Nelson, 83, Northfield

Harvey “Harv” Nelson, age 83, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, at Three Links Care Center in Northfield.

Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, at the Brick-Meger Funeral Home in Owatonna. Friends may greet the family one hour prior to the funeral. Military honors will be provided by the Steele County Funeral Unit.

Harvey was born on Dec. 27, 1939 to parents Einer and Bessie (Moser) Nelson in Geneva.

He entered the United States Army in 1957 and served until his honorable discharge in 1960.

He came back to Geneva to work, and he married Anna Srsen in 1962.

He worked in the manufacturing industry as a welder and a supervisor for many years. He also had his own welding business H & S Welding.

Due to health reasons Harvey retired early, and he and Anna began to travel all over the United States spending their winters in Arizona.

Harvey was a member of AA and was sober for 28 years which is something his family is very proud of him for. He loved to fish spending a lot of summers on lake Ida near Alexandria.

He enjoyed woodworking and made everything from rocking chairs to cabinets.

Harvey was liked by all, and he was always willing to help anyone that was in need.

He is survived by wife, of 60 years, Anna; children, Lonnie (Sharlene) Nelson, Ellendale;

Mike (Mary) Nelson, Howard Lake; Lori (Scott) Obernolte, Sheldahl, Iowa; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren, and one brother, Jerome Nelson, Geneva.

Harvey was preceded in death by, parents, one brother Richard