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Mary E. Nelson Obituary

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Mary E. Nelson

Willoughby, OH

May 12, 1952 - October 14, 2018

Mary E. Nelson Obituary

Mary Elizabeth Nelson (Jenkins), a longtime resident of Eastlake, passed away quietly on October 14, 2018 after her battle with cancer.

She was born on May 12, 1952 in Painesville, Ohio to Marion and Charles Jenkins, and graduated from Kirtland High School in 1970 and immediately started a family.

Mary was an avid Bingo player at North High School, where she had worked for years in the cafeteria and was known to the kids there as the “Fry Lady.” She loved going for rides with her longtime friend and riding buddy, Jim, when they drove all over North East Ohio.

Mary is survived by her daughter, Jeanne (Edward) Fichtenmayer and son, John T. (Amy) Nelson, Jr.; grandchildren, Thomas, Piper and Ailey; sister, Jeanne Deak and nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews.

She was preceeded in death by her husband, John T. Nelson Sr.; parents, Charles Jenkins, Marion and Mason Bixler; siblings, Albert Hausmann, Annabelle Pierce and Phillip Hausmann.

We will be having a Celebration of life at a local park around her birthday in May of 2019. She will laid to rest in a private service at Harpersfield Cemetery next to the love of her life, Thomas Nelson, Sr.

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