Hilma Eugenia 'Jean' (Young) Nelson, 89

Hilma Eugenia “Jean” (Young) Nelson, 89, passed away on Friday, October 30, 2020, in Sandpoint, Idaho.

Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, November 6, 2020, at the Clark Fork Cemetery with Thom Van Dusen of the Clark Fork LDS Church conducting.

Jean was born on October 29, 1931, in Rainier, Oregon, to Ronald and Hilma Johnstun Young. She graduated from nursing school as a registered nurse in 1951, and worked in Portland, Oregon, Cedar City, Utah, and Provo, Utah. She moved to Clark Fork, Idaho, in 1990 to improve her health and help care for her elderly parents.

She was married Don Nelson of Cedar City, Utah, for nearly a decade, and was a loving stepmother to Shanna Nelson, Ron Nelson, and Julianne Nelson Sorensen.

She was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She enjoyed nurturing a lovely yard full of flowers with her sister, creating beautiful quilts at home and with her friends belonging to the Clark Fork Valley Quilters, and helping those she loved. She will be missed, and fondly remembered by her family and friends as one who loved to serve and bless those around her, though her life was anything but easy.

She is survived by her sisters, Margaret Young (Don) Stewart, Rosemary Young (Bryan) Wade, and Hazel Young (John) Sanders; her daughters, Shanna Nelson and Julie Sorensen; her grandchildren, Sasha, Chance, and Aaron; and several great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her sister, Lauretta Young (Jay) Monsen; and son Ronald Nelson.

Lakeview Funeral Home in Sandpoint is handling the arrangements. Please visit Jean’s online memorial at www.lakeviewfuneral.com and sign her guest book. Any donations desired, in lieu of flowers, may be made in her name to the Clark Fork Food Bank.