Richard Nelson

Nelson, Richard F. Richard Francis Nelson, 82, of Middletown, husband of Carole (Temple) Nelson for fifty-four years, passed away at home surrounded by his family on Sunday, December 22nd. Born in Middletown, he was the son of the late Wallace and Esther (Samuelson) Nelson. Dick graduated Portland High School Class of 1948 and proudly served his country in the US Army during the Korean War from July 7, 1952 through July 1, 1954 earning the rank of Corporal. He worked for Daniels Dairy Farm and The Middletown Press and was a lifetime member of the VFW Post 6121 in Portland and the Portland Volunteer Fire Department Company #2. Dick will always be remembered for his quick smiles, corny sense of humor and his willingness to always help others. Along with his wife, he is survived by his daughter, Lori (Nelson) Wallace and her husband, David; grandson, Eric and great granddaughter, Eva; his son, Paul Nelson and his wife, Brandie; granddaughter, Mellissa Fussell and great granddaughters, Miranda and Lillian; granddaughter, Colleen Jacobson and her companion, Curtis Howard, and great grandsons, Corbin and Austin; his son, James Nelson and his wife, Francine; grandson, Preston; daughter, Christine (Nelson) Wilkos and grandchildren, Courtney and Kyle; and his brother, Terrence Nelson. Besides his parents he was predeceased by his granddaughter, A1C Jennifer Rittman France and two brothers, Wallace and William Nelson. Funeral services will be held on Friday evening, December 27th at 6:00pm at Doolittle Funeral Home, 14 Old Church Street, Middletown. Burial will be at the convenience of the family. Friends and family may call on Friday before the service from 4:00 to 6:00pm and in lieu of flowers may make donations in Dick’s memory to the Portland Volunteer Fire Department, 33 East Main Street, Portland, CT 06480 or Middlesex Hospital Hospice Home Care, 770 Saybrook Road, Building B, Middletown, CT 06457. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at www.doolittlefuneralservice.com.