Joseph Nelson

Published 12:00 am Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Funeral services for Joseph C. Nelson, 57, of Albert Lea will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Curtis Zieske will officiate. Interment will be at Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.
Joseph died Monday, Jan 12, 2009, at Good Samaritan Center.
Joseph C. Nelson was born on June 27, 1951, to Guy and Verna (Rogers) Nelson in Albert Lea. Joseph was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Albert Lea and a member of the Albert Lea Art Center. He was employed through Cedar Valley Services. Joseph designed and created numerous works of art with a latch hook and called himself the “Happy Hooker.”
Survivors include his aunts: Dorothy Hardy and Vi Nelson both of Albert Lea; special friend, Tammy Ress of Albert Lea; and long term friends: Paul and Judy Philbrook of Indianola, Iowa.
Joseph was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Roger; and cat, Elizabet.