Frank B. Nelson

1921 - 2011

Frank B. Nelson, 89, died peacefully in his home Jan. 12, 2011. He was born in Cardsten, Alberta in 1921, and then moved to Great Falls, Montana. In 1941, he served a mission for the LDS church in Texas and Louisiana. Immediately upon his return, he joined the U.S. Navy and was stationed in Maui where he served for the remainder of WWII. At the end of the war, he attended Brigham Young University where he received his Bachelor's degree . He attended Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, and attained his Masters in Speech Pathology and his Phd in Educational Psychology at the University of Utah. He brought his family to Ellensburg in 1966 where he taught psychology at Central Washington University for 23 years. He is survived by his wife, Donna, and his five children and 13 grandchildren: Frank Nelson (Peggy) of Idaho Falls, Idaho; Rebecca Casper (Marty) of Driggs, Idaho; Heather Scaife (Fletcher) of Zillah, Washington; Josh Nelson (Linda) of Ellensburg, and Sarah Bicchieri (Marco) of Ellensburg. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday Jan. 17, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 808 S. Magnolia, Ellensburg, WA.