Nelson, David Age 71, of Loretto, MN was reunited with his wife Linda in Heaven on May 1, 2016. Preceded in death by his parents, Virgil and Judith and his wife, the love of his life, Linda. He is survived by his daughters, Jennifer Colvin and Jeanna Nelson; his grandchildren, Seth, Tyler, Alexa, Morgan, Rachel and Brecken; 1 great-grandchild, Sylas and his brothers, Ron (Diann) and Doug (Sue) Nelson. David served in the Air Force and went on to be a hard-working, successful career man. His career started at Arthur Anderson and General Mills. He "took a break" to own a small business, The Hollywood Sports Complex, for several years before returning to his business career at Lozier (Omaha) and ended his career success as the President of Plymouth industries. His ability to reinvent himself moving from job to job was admired by many. His interests included fishing in his earlier years, golf, and soaking up the sun at their home in Fort Myers, FL. He was known for a bold and humorous personality and spreading the word for all Republicans. His strongest love, outside of his wife and girls, was definitely the MN Twinsa season ticket holder in MN and FL, he loved going to games and watched them on TV religiously. Even in the last conversations he had, he was talking about batting orders and pitching status. He was loved by all family and friends and will be missed. The funeral service will be held at Light of Christ Church in Delano, MN on May 14. Visitation at 10 am and the service to start at 11 am.

Published on May 7, 2016, Minneapolis Star-Tribune