Ishpeming, MI - Martha F. Nelson, age 94, of 512 E. High St. Ishpeming, MI, passed away on Friday, January 18, 2019 while in the loving care of her granddaughter and her family and the Lake Superior Hospice.
Martha was born in Finlayson, MN on December 19, 1924, a daughter of the late Fanny O. (Koivisto) and Einar W. Koivisto. She was raised in Esko, MN. She was a graduate of the Esko High School, Class of 1943 as salutatorian.
Martha married the late Roland Nelson on May 22, 1948 in MN. She worked in the Detroit, MI area for the Chrysler Corp. prior to moving to the Phoenix, AZ area, where they resided for many years. Martha worked as a secretary at Scottsdale Community College and served in the First Apostolic Lutheran Church in Arizona and Michigan. Martha had resided in Ishpeming, MI for the past 3 years. Martha loved coloring, crocheting and doing crossword puzzles.
Survivors include her daughter, Lynn Marie Cooper of Zion, IL, Brother Melvin (Nancy) Koivisto of Esko, sisters-in-laws Mildred “Minty” Koivisto and Julia Nelson, Grandchildren; Kim (Jeremy) Palo, Derek Carlson, Amy Long, Bruce, Brian, Karen, Kristen, Bradley Cooper along with 12 great grandchildren, numerous nieces, nephews and extended family and dear friends. She was preceded in death by her husband Roland Nelson in 2007, daughter Donna Hilborn in 2018, parents, along with her brothers Einar, Walter, Bernard, Edwin, Oswald and Roy Koivisto, sisters Esther Forstie and Marian Martinson.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at 9:30am and funeral service at 10:30am located at Chapel of the Chimes Mortuary in Glendale, Arizona. Martha will be laid to rest at Phoenix Memorial Park in AZ
Please visit www.chapelofthechimesmortuary.com to leave a tribute to Martha which will be published her Life Remembered Book. You may also view Martha’s obituary at bjorkandzhulkie.com
