ARTHUR OLE “ARTY” NELSON OF MILO WAS CALLED HOME TO HIS LORD AND SAVIOUR NOVEMBER 13, 2000 AT HIGH RIVER, ALBERTA AT THE AGE OF 69 YEARS.
ARTY WAS BORN OCTOBER 19, 1931 AT ARROWWOOD THE ONLY SON OF NELS AND CLARA NELSON. HE RECEIVED ALL HIS SCHOOLING AT QUEENSTOWN. THERE WERE NO BUSES SO HE RODE HIS HORSE OR BUGGY WITH HIS SISTERS TO ATTEND SCHOOL. HE STARTED WORKING THE FIELD AT AGE ELEVEN DRIVING SIX HORSES ON A ROD WEEDER AND LATER HAULED GRAIN TO QUEENSTOWN WITH A GRAIN TANK AND HORSES. WHEN HE FINISHED SCHOOL ARTY STAYED ON THE FARM AND WORKED WITH FATHER. ON MARCH 10, 1956 HE MARRIED MARILYN McCORD AT THE MILO – QUEENSTOWN LUTHERAN CHURCH. TOGETHER THEY LIVED SW 12-19-22 W4 UNTIL OCTOBER 1963 WHEN THEY MOVED TO THE ALEX JOHNSON FARM SW 7-19-21 W4. THROUGH THE YEARS ARTY AND HIS SONS RAISED QUARTER HORSES AND LATER THOROUGHBREDS. FOR A FEW YEARS HE RAN HORSES ON THE CANADA WEST TURF ASSOCIATION AND THEN HIS SUMMERS WERE BUSY IRRIGATING AND WITH MIXED FARMING. ARTY GREW GRAIN, RAISED HAY UNDER IRRIGATION AND RAISED CATTLE. HE HAD A PART INTEREST IN THE HARDWICK RANCH SOUTH OF MILO. IN 1994 THEY MOVED INTO MILO WHERE HE HAS CONTINUED TO RESIDE SINCE.
IN HIS YOUNGER YEARS ARTY ENJOYED HOCKEY AND CURLING.
ARTY WAS ACTIVE IN HIS COMMUNITY WHERE HE WAS SERVING A TERM ON VILLAGE COUNCIL AND WAS A BOARD MEMBER OF THE PETER DAWSON LODGE IN VULCAN MEMBER OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH WHERE HE CONTINUED TO SERVE THE LORD DAILY. HE WAS A DEVOTED HUSBAND AND A LOVING FATHER AND GRANDFATHER. HE WAS A CHARTER MEMBER OF THE MILO LIONS CLUB.
BELOVED HUSBAND OF MARILYN NELSON OF MILO, LOVING FATHER OF A DAUGHTER VICKI (MONTY) BEAGLE OF ARROWWOOD, THREE SONS BLAIR (DALE), WADE (KATHY), TIM FRANCIS ALL OF MILO, SIX GRANDCHILDREN ASHLEY, KENDRA, THANE, TRAVIS, TAYLOR AND KACY, HIS MOTHER CLARA NELSON OF VULCAN, THREE SISTERS LORNA FRANCIS OF MILO, CAROL (BILL) STEINER OF ARROWWOOD, NORIEN (JOHN) CAMPBELL OF MOSSLEIGH, A BROTHER-IN-LAW LARRY UMSCHEID OF MILO, A CHOSEN DAUGHTER DIANE (TONY) KRYSTALOWICH, UNCLE MELVIN JOHNSON ALL OF VULCAN, NUMEROUS AUNTS, UNCLES, NIECES AND NEPHEWS.
ARTY WAS PREDECEASED BY HIS SON BLAIN IN 1977, FATHER NELS, A SISTER MARGARET UMSCHEID, AN UNCLE CLIFFORD JOHNSON, INFANT NIECE KAREN UMSCHIED AND A BROTHER-IN-LAW BILL FRANCIS.
FUNERAL SERVICE FRIDAY NOVEMBER 17, 2000 AT 2 P.M. AT THE MILO COMMUNITY HALL WITH PASTOR ED SUMMERS OFFICIATING.
CASKET BEARERS RANDY UMSCHEID, KEVIN UMSCHEID, KENDAL UMSCHEID, LANE STEINER, JEFF CAMPBELL AND ROSS NELSON.
INTERMENT HOPE LUTHERAN CEMETERY.
IF FRIENDS SO DESIRE TRIBUTES IN ARTY’S MEMORY COULD BE MADE TO EITHER THE ALBERTA CANCER FOUNDATION 1331 – 29 ST. N.W. CALGARY T2N 4N2 OR HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH BOX 31 MILO, ALBERTA TOL ILO.
ARRANGEMENTS IN CARE OF VULCAN FUNERAL HOME. DIRECTORS. TELEPHONE 1-403-485-2633. E-MAIL CONDOLENCES TO vulcanfuneralhome@hotmail.com.