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Fred Nelson
April 15, 1930 – October 8, 1998
Lived 68 years
Polk Grove Cemetery · Vandalia, Ohio
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1930
Born April 15
1939
Fred was 9 when World War II began in Europe
1948
Fred was 18 when Truman ordered the armed forces desegregated
1951
Fred was 21 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS
1962
Fred was 32 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1976
Fred was 46 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1981
Fred was 51 when MTV began broadcasting
1994
Fred was 64 when "Friends" premiered
1998
Passed away October 8, age 68
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The Nelson name at Polk Grove Cemetery
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