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- The Day
May 19, 2004
Groton - Phyllis (Haskell) Nelson, of Groton, died Saturday, May 17, 2014. Phyllis "Phyl" was born in Augusta, Maine, on Feb. 11, 1914, the daughter of the late Harry Leslie and Florence (Pierce) Haskell.
She married Neston "Ned" A. Nelson on June 25, 1939, a beloved husband of 64 years. He predeceased her in March 2003.
Phyl taught for several years in the Augusta, Maine public school system and later became a long-term substitute teacher in the Waterford school system. Before moving to Maine, she lived in Groton and Waterford.
She was an active member in the days of the Parent Teacher Association, both state and local. Phyl was a past president of the Cohanzie School PTA. She was a founding member of the Waterford High School Scholarship Board. She also served for several years on the Waterford Public Health Nursing Board. She was a lifelong member of Abenski Chapter No. 116 Order of the Eastern Star.
Phyllis is survived by two sons, Erik H. Nelson and his wife, Diane, of North Stonington, and Scott L. Nelson and his wife, Coleen, of Dover-Foxcroft, Maine; a grandson, Erik L. Nelson and his wife, Jennifer, of Latham, N.Y.; four granddaughters, Jessica R. Nelson of Pueblo, Colo., Shannon L. Nelson of Alexandria, Va., Courtney Nelson of Mystic, and Leslie Nelson of Biddeford, Maine; three great-grandsons, Erik, Sam, and Jake Nelson of Latham; and a great-granddaughter, Janessa of Mystic.
Phyllis was predeceased by her sister, Doris H. Damren of Portland, Maine, and her brother, Laurence J. Haskell.
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