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Leroy Nelson has passed away from cancer. Some of you may not know the name. He ran a body shop in east bethel/ isanti area and did a lot of 66-67 chevelle restorations. Some of the club members did a tour of his place a few years ago. He sold I think about 10 chevelles in one lump sale so we went and checked them out before they got shipped out. Heck of cool shop and acerage that he had.



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I remember that tour. Actually, NCC put on a show there that day, neat shop, pretty secluded though and not easy to find. He was one of John Sinna's close friends. I never did make it to the auction/sale he had a few years ago. RIP.



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Sad news indeed, I think its fair to say he lived his life well and he was always around his hobby.

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That is some sad news....That is quite the story about how he built that whole place.1/4 scale RC track and all

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WOW, that stinks !! I hadn't heard he was sick and I bought some parts from Sinna a few months ago.

Dang, I was planning to go see him about some parts this summer, what a shock. !



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Here is the obituary.

LeRoy A. Nelson, Jr.

LeRoy A. Nelson, Jr.

LeRoy A. Nelson, Jr., age 71, of Isanti died February 25, 2015 at home.
LeRoy was born December 29, 1943 to Arthur and Delores (Carlson) Nelson in Litchfield. He was raised in Mora and graduated from Mora High School. LeRoy joined the Marine Corps in 1963. LeRoy was honorably discharged in 1966. Upon returning to Minnesota he married Sandra Fredin on March 2, 1968. They made their home in Blaine, Ham Lake and then in early 90’s they moved to rural Isanti.
LeRoy’s passion was working in the shop on cars, he even raced a few back in the day. He also enjoyed sitting on the dock fishing.
LeRoy is survived by his wife, Sandra; two children, Dana (Brian) Ness and Darin (Angela) Nelson; grandchildren, Whitney Wies, Ethan (Kendra) Wies, Chase Nelson, Devin Nelson; great-grandchild, Jack Wies; several nieces and nephews, other relatives and a lot of friends.
Besides his parents, he is preceded in death by step-dad, Carrol Joseph Nelson and sister, Marlys Hudson.
A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, March 7, 2015 from noon to 5 p.m. at the family business in Isanti. Arrangements with Strike Funeral Homes.



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