Allen Nelson

SAN MATEO, Calif. -- Allen Nelson, a native of Cape Girardeau, passed away Sept. 1, 2001, at the age of 70. He was the former husband of Mary Kay Nelson of Foster City; father of Mary Ann Nelson of Belmont and Jessica Garcia of Foster City; brother of Edward Howard Nelson of Cape Girardeau, Mo.; uncle of Lynn Birk and her husband, Dan, Ricky Sue Koenig and her husband, Larry, all of Cape Girardeau, and Robin Holaves and her husband, Nick, of Florida and their families.

Allen served in the U.S. Marine Corps as a Military Policeman during the Korean War and was a proud member of the U.S. Marine Corps Honor Guard. He formerly worked for Foster City Ace Hardware and currently for the Palo Alto Hardware Store.

Funeral services will be held at O'Connell's Chapel in San Mateo on Friday, Sept. 7, 2001, at noon, followed by burial at Skylawn Memorial Park. Contributions to Samaritan House, 401 N. Humboldt St., San Mateo, Calif. 94401, are preferred.