Cpl. Richard “Ricky” Nelson, 23, of Kenosha, passed away on
Monday, April 14, 2008, in Al Anbar, Iraq. Born on Sept. 4,
1984, he was the son of Lennie and Susan (Mercier) Nelson. Ricky
was a lifelong Kenosha resident and graduated from Christian
Life High School in 2003. On April 21, 2007, he married Kristen
Fedler in Winthrop Harbor, Ill. Ricky was enlisted in the U.S.
Marines Reserves Fox Company on June 13, 2003. He was currently
employed with the Cornerstone Construction Company in Kenosha.
Ricky was a member of the First Assembly of God and was an
active leader of the Royal Rangers children’s program at the
church. He was an outdoorsman enjoying fishing, hunting, and
camping. He was an avid Green Bay Packers fan, but first and
foremost was very family oriented. Survivors include his wife,
Kristen of Kenosha; his parents, Lennie and Susan Nelson of
Pleasant Prairie; five brothers, Scott (Anna Lisa) Nelson of
Wheatland, Wis., David (Rindy) Nelson of Bothel, Wash., Todd (Marisela)
Nelson of Shakopee, Minn., Mark (Corey) Nelson of Milwaukee,
James (Yenni) Nelson of Kenosha; one sister, Katie (Alan)
Anzalone of Racine; his maternal grandmother, Edith Mercier of
Pleasant Prairie; 14 nieces and nephews; and several aunts,
uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by his paternal
grandparents, Leonard and Katherine Nelson; and his maternal
grandfather, Vernon Mercier.