Hazel Leota Nelson, 92, formerly of Holbrook, passed away on Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, in Deer Park, Texas. She was laid to rest Wednesday, Nov. 15, at the Mountain View Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Mesa. Hazel was born on Aug. 23, 1925, in Canton, Ill. She attended and graduated from Bowen, Illinois High School. On Nov. 9, 1944, she married Audrey L. Nelson. They were married 53 years when Audrey passed in 1998. Hazel was a past Ole member of the Holbrook Elks Lodge No. 2450 and attended the Holbrook Methodist Church. She had a passion for baseball, hummingbirds, collecting owls and glass baskets. Hazel is survived by her children, Larry (Rita) Nelson of Wickenburg, Vicky (James) Ramsey of Wichita Falls, Texas, Barbara (David) Cook-Petrinovich of Desert Hot Springs, Calif., and Margaret (Terry) Sims of Deer Park, Texas; grandchildren, Alicia Marquez, Aaron Nelson, Melissa Lezchuk and Molly Vander Pluym; and eight great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Audrey and her son Randy Nelson. Owens Livingston Mortuary – White Mountain Chapel of Show Low handled the arrangements.
