Jane Riedel Nelson, 94, died Oct. 10, 2012 in Northfield Hospital in Northfield, Minn. She was born on Aug. 17, 1918 in Pittsburgh. Her parents were Emily Carnahan and John Riedel, both of whom were born in Pittsburgh. Jane went to business school, worked in Pittsburgh and met William R Nelson, whom she married in Columbus, Ga. on Feb. 20, 1943. After World War II, the couple returned to western Pennsylvania, where their extended family carved out a life in rural Pennsylvania, and where they raised three boys. William worked in oil refineries along the Ohio River, ran a hardware store and worked for the Pennsylvania State Park system. Jane stayed home, oversaw the daily responsibilities of family life, and later resumed work as a bookkeeper when the children were older. William died in 1997, and in 2001 Jane moved to Northfield. She participated in the senior center and was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church. She is survived by three sisters: Emily (Donald) Scott of Roxbury, Maine; Dorothy Morris, of Homer City; and Catherine Nylund of Torrence, Calif. She is also survived by her three sons: William (Pat) of Bethlehem; Mark (Faith) of Bedford; and Richard (Jane) of Northfield, Minn. She leaves nine grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren: Ella, Clara and Luke. Services will be held at 2 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Northfield. Interment will be in Somerset at the convenience of the family. Funeral arrangements by the Bierman Funeral Home of Northfield.
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