Evelyn Jean Nelson

Nelson, Evelyn "Jean" Muskegon, Michigan Evelyn Jean (Camp) Nelson passed from this life to the next at the Poppen House on Wed, Dec 1, 2021. Jean was born in Muskegon to Howard & Florence (Camp) Young on 3-13-1936 and lovingly adopted and raised by Edward & Ethel Camp along with her sister Arlene (Camp) Toman. She met Robert (Bob) Nelson on Valentine's Day, Feb 14, 1951, while they were both roller skating at Curvecrest. After realizing they would be better together, they married on Feb 4, 1952. Jean was a homemaker, raising 5 children until they were older. She then went back to school at MCC and completed the LPN Nursing Program & went to work at Muskegon General Hospital on the pediatrics floor and was on the safety committee til she retired. She loved being a nurse. Jean loved camping, long rides, working in her garden, days at the beach, her Big Reds (football team), and most of all her family. She & Bob spent many evenings at the channel park. She organized many family events on Muskegon Lake, enjoying the water, family, and bonfires. She loved her dogs & was constantly asking "Where's my dog?" when it was right at her feet. When she had a heart attack in 2003, she started going to physical therapy at Cardiac Care and made a special friendship with Bill Strasser and his wife, Alexis. In later years she loved traveling to Florida with daughter Kathie (& Tom Olsen). Jean was a loving wife, Mom, Grandma, G-Gma, neighbor, Big Red fan, and friend--her family was everything to her. SURVIVORS Jean is survived by her children, Kathie Olsen, Michael (Terri) Nelson, Lori (Don) Supernaw, Debbie (Craig) Sowa, and Julie (Dan) Jolman; 10 grandkids-Shannon & Kristi Haines, Jeff (Jill) Nelson, Lisa (Jason) Papes, Derek (Sammie) Antol, Donny Supernaw, Chris (Jamie) Sowa, Matt Sowa, John Siuda, and Derek Jolman-13 great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews, many friends & close neighbors, and her beloved Big Reds. She also is survived by her Uncle Ernie (William Ernest Camp) whom she grew up with. Jean was preceded in death by her husband Robert (Bob) Nelson; her parents Ed & Ethel Camp; sister, Arlene & her husband Bob Toman, brother, Edward Young; brother in law, Lawrence Nelson; and sister in law, Joyce & her husband Bill White. SERVICE The funeral service will be Tues, Dec 7, 2021, at 1 pm at Clock Chapel, light luncheon to follow. Interment in Lakeside Cemetery. VISITATION Monday, December 6, 2021 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Clock Funeral Home. MEMORIAL: Jean would donate money to her friend, Billie Bruce, to help feed the Big Red team before games. She loved going to watch them and before her illness, she rarely missed a game, even the away games; so In lieu of flowers, please consider a gift to the Big Red Foundation in Jean Nelson's name. Also, special thanks to the caring staff at the Poppen House & Harbor Hospice, Mercy Geriatric Care, AgeWell, Senior Resources, and her caregiver Dawn Andree. Please visit www.clockfuneralhome.com to leave a memory or sign the online guestbook. To watch a Zoom Live Stream of Jean's Funeral Service please click on the link below Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83337819333 Clock Funeral Home - Muskegon Visitation Clock Funeral Home 1469 Peck Street Muskegon, MI 49441 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Service Clock Chapel - Muskegon 1469 Peck Street Muskegon, MI 49441 1:00 PM