Dorothy L. Nelson

1925 - 2010  (84 years)

• Name	Dorothy L. Nelson  [1]
  Birth	23 Nov 1925	White Cloud, Newaygo, Michigan   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	16 Jan 2010	Shelby, Oceana, Michigan   [3, 4]
  Burial	Mount Hope Cemetery, Shelby, Oceana, Michigan   [3]
  Person ID	I349735	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	... Nelson
  Mother	Dorothy Emmeline Potter,   b. 3 Sep 1908, Illinois d. 3 Jan 2002, ..., Oceana, Michigan (Age 93 years)
  Family ID	F223077	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kenneth J. Fessenden,   b. 4 Apr 1923, Paris, Mecosta, Michigan d. 3 Sep 1987 (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	18 Jul 1945	Shelby, Oceana, Michigan   [2]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Barbara Fessenden   5. Helen Fessenden   6. Diane Fessenden   7. Linda Fessenden   8. Ted Fessenden   9. Susan Marie Fessenden,   b. 1966   d. 1987 (Age 21 years)
  Family ID	F223109	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Oceana's Herald-Journal (Hart, MI) January 21, 2010 Dorothy L. Fessenden, 84, of Shelby, passed away Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010 in Shelby. She was born Nov. 20, 1925 in White Cloud. She married Kenneth Fessenden July 18, 1945 in Shelby. Mrs. Fessenden was employed at Westfield-Sommers in Hart from 1962 to 1978. She worked at Gray and Company from 1978 until her retirement in 2002. She attended Faith Lutheran Church in Whitehall. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren. She also enjoyed her cats, her flowers and crocheting. She was preceded in death by her husband Sept. 3, 1987. Mrs. Fessenden is survived by her children, Janice Kokx of Hart, Claire (Carl) Dennison of Hart, Marge (Al) Ramthun of Shelby, Barbara Domalavage of Pensacola, Fla., Helen (Kim) Hettmansperger of Hesperia, Diane (Larry) Rood of Shelby, Linda (Mark) Tanner of Cadillac and Ted (Liz) Fessenden of Crystal Valley; her sister-in-law, Barbara Fessenden of Muskegon; brother, Fred (Doris) Fessenden of Hart; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Betty Fessenden of Shelby, Robert Putney of Shelby, Leroy and Freida Tanner of Shelby and Claire and Barbara Fessenden of New Era; also 25 grandchildren, 45 great-grandchildren and 10 great-greatgrandchildren. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Susan Fessenden, parents, Allen and Dorothy Houghtaling and stepfather, Russell Fessenden, and brothers, Donald Robert Nelson, Max Fessenden and Ted Fessenden.

  
  

• Sources

  [S61662] 1940 census, Michigan, Muskegon county, Year: 1940; Census Place: Laketon, Muskegon, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01794; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 61-12 (Reliability: 3). [S54333] Marriage record, Michigan (Reliability: 3). Name Dorothy Nelson Gender Female Race White Age 19 Birth Date abt 1926 Birth Place White Cloud, Michigan Marriage License Place Muskegon Marriage Date 18 Jul 1945 Marriage Place Shelby, Oceana, Michigan, USA Residence Place Spring Lake, Michigan Father Donald Nelson Mother Dorothy Potter Spouse Kenneth J Fessenden Birth Date abt 1923 Birth Place Paris, Michigan Marriage License Place Muskegon Marriage Date 18 Jul 1945 Father Fred Fessenden Mother Mary Routley [S78483] Cemetery index, Mount Hope Cemetery, Shelby, Oceana, Michigan, (Find-a-Grave). [S78496] Obituary, Oceana's Herald-Journal (Hart, MI), Dorothy L. Fessenden, (January 21, 2010).