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Dr. Marlo Nelsen
DR. MARLO NELSEN
Iowa City
Dr. Marlo Nelsen (Everett Marlo Nelsen), longtime resident of the Iowa City area, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 23, 2017, at Rehabilitation Center of Hampton in Hampton, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 3, at Lensing Funeral and Cremation Service, 605 Kirkwood Ave.. Iowa City. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, June 2, at the funeral home.
Marlo was born Oct. 16, 1934, in Scott Township, a son of Everett Nelsen and Ruth Beenen. He married his wife, Jeanne, in Iowa City on April 18, 1957. She preceded him in death on July 22, 1999. Marlo worked for many years as a research scientist in cell biology at the University of Iowa. He published many scientific papers, and some of his photographs still are being used in current textbooks.
Marlo is survived by his children, Greg Nelsen, Annie Pedersen, John Rowley and Bill Rowley; his grandchildren, Wim and Kirk Murray, Robin Rowley, Kristoffer Rowley, Ethan Rowley, Patrick Neylan, Molly Neylan, Blake Rowley, Arlyn Nelsen and Cybin and Sabrina Nelsen; and eight great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or the Nature Conservancy.
Online condolences may be left for the family at www.lensingfuneral.com.
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