Junia Nelson

Junia Nelson, 99, passed away Aug. 15, 2014.

She was born on July 15, 1915, in Gorham, N.H. In 1919 her father, Junius St. John Benedict, left the Forest Service and moved the family to Parkdale, Ore., where he established a 40-acre apple/pear orchard.

Junia met Dan Nelson while working as a summer employee in Yellowstone Park. They were married on Sept. 11, 1940, at the Chapel of Transfiguration in Moose, Wyo.

After World War II and many years in the Park Service at Yellowstone, Yosemite and Glacier national parks, Dan retired and they moved to Kalispell. In 2009, they moved to Denver to be near family.

Her husband preceded her in death by six months.

Junia is survived by sons Barry Nelson and wife Nancy, Toby Nelson and wife Jeannette, and Ray Nelson and wife Denise; four grandchildren; and four great grandchildren.