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Shirley Nelson Obituary

Shirley Evelyn Nelson 7/3/27 - 6/27/04 Shirley Nelson passed away peacefully on 6/27/04 after a short illness. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, who was born and raised in the Bay Area. She now joins her two daughters, Beverly and Joann, who went before her. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Jesse, sons, Dennis, Tom, Bill and Jeff, brother and sister-in-law, Bernard and Peggy Nelson, and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren in California and Georgia. A chapel service will be held July 29 at 12:30pm at Evergreen Cemetery in Oakland.

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Published by Contra Costa Times on Jul. 15, 2004.

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SHEILA TERAO, HOGAN

August 12, 2004

DEAR JESSE,DENNIS,TOM,BILL,JEFF WE ARE VERY SORRY TO HEAR THAT (MOM) SHIRLEY HAS PASSED AWAY, SHE WAS A VERY SWEET AND A LOVNG PERSON, SHARON AND MYSELF ALONG WITH MARY CONSIDER HER VERY SPECIAL, ITS SAD SHE GONE BUT WILL ALWAYS BE IN OUR HEARTS AND PRAYERS, PLEASE REMEMBER ALL OF YOU ARE CONSIDER FAMILY AND IF YOU ALL SHOULD NEED ANYTHING PLEASE CONTACT US 798-4615 OR 689-0450...SHEILA, SHARON, MARY TERAO

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