Loel E. Nelson

MADISON/STOUGHTON-MADISON/STOUGHTON-Loel E. Nelson, age 91, passed away on Saturday, May 12, 2018, at Skaalen Magnolia Gardens. He was born on Feb. 1, 1927, in Madison to Louis and Selma (Munson) Nelson. Loel served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Germany during World War II. He married the love of his life, Ann Hojnacki in 1951, in Madison. Loel worked his entire career for Wisconsin Bell Telephone Company and was a member of the Telephone Pioneers. In addition to building the family home in Madison, he enjoyed working on his farm in Deerfield. Loel liked to problem solve, designing items and taking creative approaches to the task at hand. He also made the most of any free time, spending time with family, dining out, going to country music concerts and vacationing throughout the U.S.  Loel is survived by his loving wife, Ann; five children, Linda Rose of Madison, Donna (Monroe) Smith of Pensacola, Fla, Jeff Nelson of Chicago, Ken (Lisa Soderberg) Nelson of Milwaukee and Judy Nelson of Madison; four grandchildren, Carrie, Michael, Wolfgang and Veronica; two great-grandchildren Annabelle and Charlotte; and his sister, Georgia of Virginia.  He was preceded in death by his son, Robert Joseph; his parents; and two sisters, Jean and Barbara.  Visitation will be at 10 a.m. at SKAALEN HOME CHAPEL, 400 N. Morris St., Stoughton on Thursday, May 17, 2018.   Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., including a reception at Skaalen Home.  Burial with military rites at Sunset Memory Gardens will follow.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be to https://www.farmaid.org/. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.   Gunderson Stoughton Funeral & Cremation Care 1358 Highway 51 N. @ Jackson St. (608) 873-4590