Son of George and Alice (Wagner) Nelson and was a resident of the Flint area most of his life. He served his country in the U.S. Marines for 2 years and he served in the Operation of China. Married Frances Morris on May 24, 1947 in Flint. A member of Christ United Methodist Church and a Gideon. Owner and operator of Nelson Collision opening the business in 1960 until the present time in Burton. Loved to repair wrecked cars, farm, hunt and fish.
Neven Nelson was a man who could fix just about anything. From working on cars to refurbishing an old farmhouse, he kept busy during his nearly 40 years of retirement, his wife said. "We traveled a lot," wife Frances Nelson, 78, of Grand Blanc said. "We went down to Florida - we had a couple sail boats and traveled around the Gulf of Mexico. We just had a good time." A do-it-yourself kind of guy, Neven enjoyed working on his boat, doing most of the upkeep himself. "He kept polishing it and sanding it, just like a car," she said. "We lived on the boat for a while." A man of strong conviction, Neven was set in his moral beliefs, Frances said.
"He was stern, he told people the way things should go and wouldn't bend any rules," she said. "His values were very important."
Moving into an old farmhouse in 1995, Neven gutted the home and brought it into the 21st century, his wife said. "He was more of an outdoor man," she said. "He never read too much at all." The previous owner of Nelson Collision in Burton, he took great pride in his work, which often involved matching paint to cars and dealing with insurance companies. "When he first started out, he had two or three men working for him," Frances said. "He'd run around and get the paint and parts. "A lot of times insurance guys would come in and want to pay a certain price and they would settle on the job. He didn't see eye to eye a lot of times on what they wanted."
Neven Nelson was a man who could fix just about anything. From working on cars to refurbishing an old farmhouse, he kept busy during his nearly 40 years of retirement, his wife said. "We traveled a lot," wife Frances Nelson, 78, of Grand Blanc said. "We went down to Florida - we had a couple sail boats and traveled around the Gulf of Mexico. We just had a good time." A do-it-yourself kind of guy, Neven enjoyed working on his boat, doing most of the upkeep himself. "He kept polishing it and sanding it, just like a car," she said. "We lived on the boat for a while." A man of strong conviction, Neven was set in his moral beliefs, Frances said.
"He was stern, he told people the way things should go and wouldn't bend any rules," she said. "His values were very important."
Moving into an old farmhouse in 1995, Neven gutted the home and brought it into the 21st century, his wife said. "He was more of an outdoor man," she said. "He never read too much at all." The previous owner of Nelson Collision in Burton, he took great pride in his work, which often involved matching paint to cars and dealing with insurance companies. "When he first started out, he had two or three men working for him," Frances said. "He'd run around and get the paint and parts. "A lot of times insurance guys would come in and want to pay a certain price and they would settle on the job. He didn't see eye to eye a lot of times on what they wanted."
Son of George and Alice (Wagner) Nelson and was a resident of the Flint area most of his life. He served his country in the U.S. Marines for 2 years and he served in the Operation of China. Married Frances Morris on May 24, 1947 in Flint. A member of Christ United Methodist Church and a Gideon. Owner and operator of Nelson Collision opening the business in 1960 until the present time in Burton. Loved to repair wrecked cars, farm, hunt and fish.
Neven Nelson was a man who could fix just about anything. From working on cars to refurbishing an old farmhouse, he kept busy during his nearly 40 years of retirement, his wife said. "We traveled a lot," wife Frances Nelson, 78, of Grand Blanc said. "We went down to Florida - we had a couple sail boats and traveled around the Gulf of Mexico. We just had a good time." A do-it-yourself kind of guy, Neven enjoyed working on his boat, doing most of the upkeep himself. "He kept polishing it and sanding it, just like a car," she said. "We lived on the boat for a while." A man of strong conviction, Neven was set in his moral beliefs, Frances said.
"He was stern, he told people the way things should go and wouldn't bend any rules," she said. "His values were very important."
Moving into an old farmhouse in 1995, Neven gutted the home and brought it into the 21st century, his wife said. "He was more of an outdoor man," she said. "He never read too much at all." The previous owner of Nelson Collision in Burton, he took great pride in his work, which often involved matching paint to cars and dealing with insurance companies. "When he first started out, he had two or three men working for him," Frances said. "He'd run around and get the paint and parts. "A lot of times insurance guys would come in and want to pay a certain price and they would settle on the job. He didn't see eye to eye a lot of times on what they wanted."
Neven Nelson was a man who could fix just about anything. From working on cars to refurbishing an old farmhouse, he kept busy during his nearly 40 years of retirement, his wife said. "We traveled a lot," wife Frances Nelson, 78, of Grand Blanc said. "We went down to Florida - we had a couple sail boats and traveled around the Gulf of Mexico. We just had a good time." A do-it-yourself kind of guy, Neven enjoyed working on his boat, doing most of the upkeep himself. "He kept polishing it and sanding it, just like a car," she said. "We lived on the boat for a while." A man of strong conviction, Neven was set in his moral beliefs, Frances said.
"He was stern, he told people the way things should go and wouldn't bend any rules," she said. "His values were very important."
Moving into an old farmhouse in 1995, Neven gutted the home and brought it into the 21st century, his wife said. "He was more of an outdoor man," she said. "He never read too much at all." The previous owner of Nelson Collision in Burton, he took great pride in his work, which often involved matching paint to cars and dealing with insurance companies. "When he first started out, he had two or three men working for him," Frances said. "He'd run around and get the paint and parts. "A lot of times insurance guys would come in and want to pay a certain price and they would settle on the job. He didn't see eye to eye a lot of times on what they wanted."
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