Norman Fairlie Nelson, [iii] ^

1935 - 2013  (77 years)

• Name	Norman Fairlie Nelson  [1, 2]
  Suffix	[iii] ^
  Birth	13 Oct 1935	Bronxville, Eastchester, Westchester, NY   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Baptism	5 Jan 1936	Bronxville, Eastchester, Westchester, NY   [7]
  Gender	Male
  Death	28 Aug 2013	Scarborough, Cumberland, ME   [1, 4, 6, 8]
  	Cause: CAUS: of cancer
  Person ID	I5647	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Alfred Nelson, ^,   b. 23 Mar 1903, Flushing, Queens, NY d. 13 Oct 1988, Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Alice Peterson Andrews, ^,   b. 3 Dec 1912, New York, New York, NY d. 13 Jan 1988, Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	14 Jul 1934	Bronxville, Eastchester, Westchester, NY   [9, 10, 11]
  Family ID	F2711	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sally Lou Hutt, <^,   b. 23 Mar 1937, Kenmore, Tonawanda, Erie, NY d. 29 May 2019 (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	6 Sep 1958	Kenmore, Tonawanda, Erie, NY
  Children	1. Jennifer Fraser Nelson, ^   2. Peter Fairlie Nelson, ^   3. Molly Andrews Nelson
  Family ID	F2717	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S546] Lucia Nelson, , Nelson Family Group Sheets; supplied by Nelson, [address for private use], Easthampton, MA 01027., 2013. [S743] Lucia Nelson , Email (10-11 Mar 2004). [S784] Lucia Nelson, "," e-mail message from [e-mail for private use] ([street address for private use]), to , ., Norm Nelson; 4 November 2013; John Deitz. Thanks for attending the gathering at Post-Morrow on Sunday. I checked your Hamlet People site and again, thanks for the 'update' for Norm!! .... A few corrections for good orders sake:  Norm was born 13 October 1935 address: Lobell Court    Pete is: Peter Fairlie Nelson and it is Molly Andrews Nelson. Lucia Nelson [S49] Long Island Advance (Long Island Advance, 20 Medford Ave, Patchogue, NY), 12 Sep 2013,. Norman Fairlie Nelson II  PORTLAND -- A rare man left the world on August 28th. A devoted husband, fun-creating father, inspiring grandfather, sailor, international businessman, civic leader, historian, collector of books and friends, Norm died quietly of cancer after living a full and adventurous life. Norman Fairlie Nelson II was born in Bronxville, NY on Oct. 13, 1935, the eldest child of Alice Andrews and Alfred Nelson. He spent his childhood in a rural upbringing, sailing and trapping muskrats along the Great South Bay in Brookhaven, N. Y. He commanded his first boat at age 6, and went on to serve as an officer in the U.S. Navy following his graduation from the New York State College of Forestry. Norm worked for 36 years with Union Camp Corporation, now International Paper, retiring as Vice President of the International Packaging Division. He made lifelong friends around the world and could read a menu in any language. After retiring, he and Sally, his wife of 54 years, continued their consuming wanderlust and traveled the globe especially enjoying Australia and New Zealand. They moved to Portland ten years ago. His civic leadership was grounded in a desire and duty to give back to a world that had given him so much. Norm volunteered wherever he lived including chairing Children's Aid and Family Services in Ridgewood, N.J. He served on the boards of Friends of the Eastern Prom, the Compass Project, and Greater Portland Landmarks in Portland, and the Cobscook Community Learning Center and Cobscook Bay Company in Washington County. He passed the traits of love of travel, curiosity, discovery and learning to his children and grandchildren who will remember their Dad and Popi forever. Norm is survived by his wife Sally Hutt Nelson of Portland, daughter Fraser (Harris, Salt Lake City, Utah), son Pete (Judy, Fall City, Wash.), daughter Molly (John, Cornish), brother Jamie (Julie, Sacramento, Calif.), sister Lucia (John, Easthampton, Mass.) and six grandchildren, Emily, Henry, Charlie, Ruby, Grace and Neah. A 'Gathering of Friends' will be held on Friday, September 13th at 4:30 p.m., Ocean Gateway, 1 Commercial Street, Portland, Maine. Donations may be made to: The Norm Nelson Library  Cobscook Community Learning Center The Brookhaven Free Library or Greater Portland Landmarks  We also encourage you to build and float a boat down a stream. Norman Fairlie Nelson II Also published in Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram on September 1, 2013 - http://obituaries.pressherald.com/obituaries/mainetoday-pressherald/obituary.aspx?n=norman-fairlie-nelson&pid=166720821#fbLoggedOut [S785] Ancestry.com. U.S. Public Records Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: Compiled from various U.S. public records. Most public records year as 1936. Family indicates it was 1935. [S112] Social Security Death Index (U.S. Social Security Administration). [S546] Lucia Nelson, , Nelson Family Group Sheets; supplied by Nelson, [address for private use], Easthampton, MA 01027., 2013. He was baptized by the Rev. Harold Hohley. His godparents were Harold Barrett, an old friend of his father; Norman F. Nelson, brother of his father; and May Andrews, sister of his mother. [S783] Norman Fairlie Nelson II, Memorial Service, "A Gathering of Friends," September 13, 2013. Ocean Gateway, Portland, ME., https://brookhavensouthaven.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/NormanNelsonMemorialBulletin.pdf. A Rare Man Left the world on August 28, 2013. A devoted husband, fun-creating father, inspiring grandfather, sailor, international businessman, civic leader, historian, collector of books and friends, Norm led a full and adventurous life. Norman Fairlie Nelson II was born in Bronxville, NY on October 13, 1935, the eldest child of Alice Andrews and Alfred Nelson. He spent his childhood sailing and trapping muskrats along the Great South Bay of Long Island. He commanded his first boat at age 6, and went on to serve as an officer in the U.S. Navy following his graduation from the New York State College of Forestry. Norm worked for 35 years with Union Camp Corporation, retiring as Vice President of the International Packaging Division. He and Sally shared 54 years of marriage. Love of family was their greatest joy. Travel was their passion. His civic leadership was grounded in a desire and duty to give back to a world that had given him so much. He passed the traits of love of travel, curiosity, discovery and learning to his children and grandchildren who will remember their Dad and Popi forever. He made lifelong friends around the world. We are glad to welcome so many of you here today. [S546] Lucia Nelson, , Nelson Family Group Sheets; supplied by Nelson, [address for private use], Easthampton, MA 01027., 2013. Alfred and Alice were married at "High Point," 9 Devon Road, Lawrence Park West, Bronxville, NY on Bastille Day, 14 July 1934. Her father, Charles Sperry Andrews wanted to make a trip abroad with Alice's brothers Sperry and David (the youngest, Florie, was to be left in the care of her nurse). The story goes that arrangements were made in rather a hurry so that "CS" could make his trip. A garden wedding, Easter Lilies planted in the garden (in full bloom in July!). Her sister May was her maid of honor and Florie was the bridesmaid. [S49] Long Island Advance (Long Island Advance, 20 Medford Ave, Patchogue, NY), 6 July 1934, p. 13. July 14 is the date set for the wedding of Miss Alice Andrews, daughter of Charles Sperry Andrews of Bronxville, and Alfred Nelson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Fairlee Nelson of Beaver Dam road, Brookhaven. The ceremony is to take place in Christ Protestant Episcopal church, Bronxville, and will be followed by a small reception at Miss Andrews' home. Miss Andrews and Mr. Nelson were guests of Prince and Princess Irbain-Khan Kaplanoff at a luncheon on Wednesday at Woodhull house, their residence at Southampton. [S24] article, New York Times, New York, NY, 11 Jul 1934, p. 14.