Mary Ann Kuhn Nelson

Mrs. Mary Ann Kuhn Nelson, 93, of Wadsworth, Ohio, passed away Sunday, June 1, 2025 at Lakeside Senior Care in Douglas, Georgia. Mrs. Nelson was born October 27, 1931 in Wadsworth, Ohio, to the late Ivan and Ruth Kuhn. She was a devoted wife to George Nelson for 70 years before his passing in 2021. She dedicated her life to caring for her family. She was a loving mother, arising before dawn to help her son with his paper route. She was an excellent seamstress, making most of her daughter's clothes as well as being known to darn her family's socks. Mrs. Nelson was an outstanding cook who was famous for her spaghetti, chocolate chip cookies and carrot cake. She and her husband were avid round dancers, traveling throughout Ohio and Florida to whirl and twirl on the hardwood floors of square-dancing venues. They also had a home in Florida to escape the cold winter months of Ohio and bask in the Florida warmth. Mary Ann was an avid journalist keeping a daily diary of activities for her posterity to cherish. She enjoyed reading the daily local newspaper and historical biographies. Family dinners and holidays always included traditional board games and card playing where she was a frequent winner. In her later years she learned to solve Sudoku puzzles to enhance her razor-sharp mind. She will be greatly missed by her loving family. Mrs. Nelson leaves behind her three children, George Nelson of Rittman, Ohio, Roger Nelson and wife, Virginia of Douglas, Georgia, and Annalee Baker and husband, Tim of Ravenna, Ohio; five grandchildren, Andy, Jenna, Josh, Nathan, and Zachary; five great-grandchildren; a loving sister, Wanda White Blackwood of Wadsworth, Ohio; a brother-in-law, Jerome Nelson of Columbus, Ohio. Mrs. Nelson was preceded in death by her brother, Dale Kuhn. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Monday, July 7, 2025 at the Grace Lutheran Church in Wadsworth, Ohio. She will be laid to rest with her husband in Woodlawn Cemetery, Wadsworth, Ohio.