Susan "Sue" Adell Nelson, 62 of Burnsville, MN passed away on Thursday, October 21, 2021 in Duluth, MN surrounded by her family. She was born on September 22, 1959 in Duluth, MN to Donald and Ardeth Pykkonen.
She was raised in Esko, MN and graduated from Lincoln High School in Esko, MN in 1978. She attended St. Cloud State University graduating in 1984. Sue married John Nelson in Esko, MN on February 14, 1987.
Sue worked for 35 years with the State of Minnesota as a Computer Programmer-Systems Analyst, most notably in the Department of Public Safety and the Department of Human Services.
She belonged to the DEMITASSE Bible Study and the church choir at Lutheran Church of the Ascension in Burnsville, MN. She considered them her extended family.
Sue cared deeply about her family from immediate to extended. She dedicated the last 18 months taking care of her parents, but she dedicated her whole life to loving her husband and supporting her children's passions from hockey rinks to theaters to international travels.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Donald and Ardeth Pykkonen.
Sue is survived by her husband, John; children: Kiersten (Cody) Nelson, Nicholas Nelson, and Briita (Kalyn) Nelson; brothers: Craig (Lynn) Pykkonen , and Brent (Leah) Pykkonen; and many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, and in-laws.
Burial will be in the spring in St. Matthews Cemetery in Esko, MN.
She was raised in Esko, MN and graduated from Lincoln High School in Esko, MN in 1978. She attended St. Cloud State University graduating in 1984. Sue married John Nelson in Esko, MN on February 14, 1987.
Sue worked for 35 years with the State of Minnesota as a Computer Programmer-Systems Analyst, most notably in the Department of Public Safety and the Department of Human Services.
She belonged to the DEMITASSE Bible Study and the church choir at Lutheran Church of the Ascension in Burnsville, MN. She considered them her extended family.
Sue cared deeply about her family from immediate to extended. She dedicated the last 18 months taking care of her parents, but she dedicated her whole life to loving her husband and supporting her children's passions from hockey rinks to theaters to international travels.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Donald and Ardeth Pykkonen.
Sue is survived by her husband, John; children: Kiersten (Cody) Nelson, Nicholas Nelson, and Briita (Kalyn) Nelson; brothers: Craig (Lynn) Pykkonen , and Brent (Leah) Pykkonen; and many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, and in-laws.
Burial will be in the spring in St. Matthews Cemetery in Esko, MN.
Susan "Sue" Adell Nelson, 62 of Burnsville, MN passed away on Thursday, October 21, 2021 in Duluth, MN surrounded by her family. She was born on September 22, 1959 in Duluth, MN to Donald and Ardeth Pykkonen.
She was raised in Esko, MN and graduated from Lincoln High School in Esko, MN in 1978. She attended St. Cloud State University graduating in 1984. Sue married John Nelson in Esko, MN on February 14, 1987.
Sue worked for 35 years with the State of Minnesota as a Computer Programmer-Systems Analyst, most notably in the Department of Public Safety and the Department of Human Services.
She belonged to the DEMITASSE Bible Study and the church choir at Lutheran Church of the Ascension in Burnsville, MN. She considered them her extended family.
Sue cared deeply about her family from immediate to extended. She dedicated the last 18 months taking care of her parents, but she dedicated her whole life to loving her husband and supporting her children's passions from hockey rinks to theaters to international travels.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Donald and Ardeth Pykkonen.
Sue is survived by her husband, John; children: Kiersten (Cody) Nelson, Nicholas Nelson, and Briita (Kalyn) Nelson; brothers: Craig (Lynn) Pykkonen , and Brent (Leah) Pykkonen; and many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, and in-laws.
Burial will be in the spring in St. Matthews Cemetery in Esko, MN.
She was raised in Esko, MN and graduated from Lincoln High School in Esko, MN in 1978. She attended St. Cloud State University graduating in 1984. Sue married John Nelson in Esko, MN on February 14, 1987.
Sue worked for 35 years with the State of Minnesota as a Computer Programmer-Systems Analyst, most notably in the Department of Public Safety and the Department of Human Services.
She belonged to the DEMITASSE Bible Study and the church choir at Lutheran Church of the Ascension in Burnsville, MN. She considered them her extended family.
Sue cared deeply about her family from immediate to extended. She dedicated the last 18 months taking care of her parents, but she dedicated her whole life to loving her husband and supporting her children's passions from hockey rinks to theaters to international travels.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Donald and Ardeth Pykkonen.
Sue is survived by her husband, John; children: Kiersten (Cody) Nelson, Nicholas Nelson, and Briita (Kalyn) Nelson; brothers: Craig (Lynn) Pykkonen , and Brent (Leah) Pykkonen; and many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, and in-laws.
Burial will be in the spring in St. Matthews Cemetery in Esko, MN.
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