Margaret E. (Stahl) Nelson
Margaret E.
(Stahl) Nelson, 87, formerly of Essex, died Thursday November 11, 2010
surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late John
Nelson.
Born May 14, 1923
in Chicago,
Illinois, she was the daughter of the
late Robert B. and Edith M. (Spangler) Stahl and was a 1940 graduate of
public schools in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Married in 1949 in Albuquerque,
New Mexico, the Nelsons lived there for a year before relocating to
Essex, where they lived on
Main Street and later on Water
Street. She was employed as a bookkeeper as a young woman in Denver,
Arizona and New Mexico, and served for fifteen years as the Tax
Collector and Treasurer for the Town of Essex, retiring in 1986. A
longtime member of the United Methodist Church of Essex, and an active
member of their Woman’s Group, she was also a member of the Friends of
the Council on Aging in Essex.
Margaret loved traveling, having visited all fifty states and more than
half of the national parks, she enthusiastically shared stories of her
travels with family and friends. As an avid walker, she was often seen
strolling in Essex with her many
friends.
She is survived by
her son Robert G. Nelson and his wife Aurelia of Beverly, daughters
Laurel Moore and her husband William of Addison, Maine and Susan J.
Oliver and her husband Thomas of Fort Collins, Colorado, and
grandchildren Erin Nelson-Lavieri and her husband Michael, Whitney
Nelson of Beverly, Amanda Kimball and her husband Jeffrey of Milford,
Michelle Moore of Portland, Maine, Matthew Oliver of Houston, Texas,
Gregory, Nadine and Jacob Oliver of Colorado, and a great grandson Otis
Nelson Lavieri. She is also survived by her sister-in-law and dear
friend Barbara Checchi of Beverly and many nieces and nephews. She was
the sister of the late Ruth Ann Prall, formerly of Des Moines,
Iowa.
Her funeral service
will be held 11AM on Thursday November 18 at the First United Methodist
Church, 391 Bay Road, Hamilton. Family and friends are respectfully
welcomed. Arrangements are by the Whittier-Porter Funeral Home of
Ipswich. In lieu of flowers donations in her name may be made to Hospice
of the North Shore, 75 Sylvan Street, Suite B102, Danvers, MA 01923.
