Edith I. Nelson Obituary
Edith I. NELSON, 95, of Mills, PA, died Wednesday, December 3, 2025 in Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport.
Born October 8, 1930, in Harrison Township, PA, she was the daughter of Lawrence C. and Freda Pride Nelson. A 1948 graduate of Harrison Valley High School, she earned a bachelor's degree in education from Mansfield University in 1952 and a master's degree from Temple University in 1956. She was employed as a teacher by Doylestown Elementary, Department of the U.S. Army in Germany, and Edinboro University Campus School. Miss Nelson was a professor in the Reading and Language Arts Department of Jersey City State College for 29 years, retiring in 1994. She made several trips to Montevideo, Uruguay with the Crandon Institute. Edith was a member of St. Mark's United Methodist Church in Montclair, NJ and Mills Union Church.
Surviving are: a sister, Edna (John) Logue of Cowansville; nieces, nephews, and cousins. She was predeceased by three brothers, Robert C. Nelson, Henry A. Nelson, and Wayne A. Nelson.
A Memorial Service will be held 2:00 PM, Sunday, December 7, 2025 in Mills Union Church. Rev. Allyn Baker will officiate. Burial will be in Mills Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Library for Blind and Visual Service at http://www.carnegielibrary.org.
Arrangements are under the direction of Olney-Foust Funeral Homes & Crematory, Ulysses, PA.
