Parents Father: NELSON, Harry Cummings Mother: EWEN, Miriam Evangeline Birth Born on July 02, 1927 in Portsmouth, Rockingham Co., NH Death Died on May 20, 2011 in Stratham, Rockingham Co., NH Buried in Johns River Cemetery in Dalton, Coos Co., NH Marriages MOREAU, Dorothy May (Hurd) Married on June 28, 1952 in Littleton, Grafton Co., NH Notes Obituary: STRATHAM '97 Duane R. Nelson, 83, of Stratham, born in Portsmouth, July 2, 1927, son of Miriam and Harry Nelson, died on May 20, 2011. Following graduation from Portsmouth High School he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served from 1945 to 1949. He worked at "Ships Service" on the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, then for 38 years at General Electric in Somersworth. Duane was a faithful member of the Portsmouth Seventh Day Adventist Church for nearly 50 years. He was predeceased by his wife, Dorothy M. Nelson; and his stepson, Donald Allen Moreau. He leaves two stepdaughters, Sylvia A. Loring of Strafford and Elizabeth L. Reed of Kenosha, Wis.; two granddaughters, April Lake and Laurelei Ianson; four grandsons, James Sheehan, Scott Reed, Steven Reed, and Russell Reed; one brother, Conrad Nelson of Arkansas. Military Service: US Navy Occupation: Employee at General Electric Images Duane & Dorothy Nelson Duane Nelson Marriage