James "Judd" Nelson Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

James "JuddÃ¢â‚¬Â Nelson of Cadillac passed away Sunday September 29, 2013 at Mercy Hospital in Cadillac. He was 86. He was born on December 26, 1926 in Cadillac to Louie & Delcie (Yager) Nelson and they preceded him in death. Mr. Nelson had been employed at the Plywood Company in Cadillac and retired in 1988 from Kysor after over 20 years of employment there. Judd was a member of the American Fish Decoy Association and has been carving since 1938 when he started with Oscar Peterson and has carved over 6000 decoys through the years. He also enjoyed Ice fishing, spearing, snowmobiling, hunting and traveling and has been to 48 of the states. On February 18, 1946 in Cadillac he married the former Mary L. Scarbrough and she survives him along with his brothers & sisters: Charlie Nelson of Cadillac, Doyle Nelson of Cadillac, Ray (Donna) Nelson of Jennings, Danny (Yvonne) Nelson of Cadillac, Albert (Gail) Nelson of Cadillac, Helen Christensen of Cadillac, Joanne Brunner of Cincinnati, OH, Pat (Delbert) Edwards of Cadillac, and Mary (Donald) Patnode of Cadillac; sister-in-laws, Jeanette Nelson and Pat Nelson both of Cadillac; many nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by 5 brothers: Ted, Claude, Abe, Jack and Oscar Nelson and a sister, Delice Anderson. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at the Peterson Funeral Home in Cadillac with Patricia Nelson officiating. Burial will be at Maple Hill Cemetery in Cadillac. Friends may meet the family from 5-7 PM Monday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of your choice. An online guestbook is available at www.petersonfh.com.

James "Judd" Nelson

December 26, 1926 - September 29, 2013