C. Stuart Nelson

Stuart Nelson passed away surrounded by loved ones Tuesday, 27 Feb 2018, from pancreatic cancer. Stuart was born on 12 January 1941, the son of Olov Konrad Nelson of Sweden and Dorothy May Snow of New York. He is survived by Judy Nelson, his wife of 54 years, his brothers John and Dale, his two sons Andrew and David, his daughter Susanne, his daughters-in law Paula and Jean, and his 5 beloved grandchildren, Cameron, Calvin, Daniel, Melissa and David Jr. Stuart was a great, loving and supportive father and he cherished and loved his grandchildren greatly.
After being raised on Long Island, Stuart served in the Army 1961 to 1963. He obtained his chemistry degree from Fairleigh Dickenson University and worked many places while raising his family: Lever Brothers, Upjohn, Stromberg Carlson, and mostly at Philadelphia Electric at Peach Bottom Power Plant until retirement in 1996. He served in many volunteer organizations including the Emergency Management Agency. After some volunteer work at Landis Valley and Rockford, Stuart began working for Pennsylvania State House Representatives and especially State Representative Bryan Cutler. Stuart worked for Bryan for 10 years. Stuart cherished his relationship with Bryan, his fellow office staff coworkers, and the challenges of helping folks solving many problems over the years. Stuart always instilled the value of education and being both financially sound and minimizing debt. Stuart had an active mind, funny wit, good sense of humor, and enjoyed managing the details. Stuart was an avid Penn State football fan and he loved watching Duke basketball games. He enjoyed watching the news, playing "Civilization" and being around people. Stuart was much loved and will be greatly missed.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00PM, Saturday, 24 March at Reynolds Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc., 144 East State Street, Quarryville, PA. A visitation will be held from 1:00PM until the time of service. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that any donations be made to Shriner's Children's Hospital, 3551 North Broad Street, Phila. PA, 19140 or to Wounded Warriors Foundation, P.O. Box 758517 Topeka, KS 66675-8517 or to Hospice and Community Care, P.O. Box 4125, Lancaster, PA 17604-4125. Stuart's funeral and internment at Ft. Indiantown Gap were private. To send an online note of condolence, please visit our website at reynoldsfuneralhome.net.