Sonja S. Nelson

Sonja S. Nelson, age 82 of Litchfield, MN died on Friday November 21, 2025 at her home on the Nelson Farm in Litchfield, MN. Services are pending with Johnson-Hagglund Funeral and Cremation Service.

Sonja Sharon Nelson was born to Andrew and Aili (Niemi) Lake on June 30, 1943 in Aitkin, MN. She met Don Nelson while going to college on the St. Paul campus of the University of Minnesota and they were united in marriage on April 2, 1966. Don and Sonja lived in Grove City, MN for a few years and later moved to rural Litchfield near Chicken Lake and then to the farm on Youngstrom Lake. Sonja was a member of the First Baptist Church in Grove City, MN; the First Baptist Church in Litchfield and later Cornerstone Church in Litchfield.

She is survived by her husband Don; children Sue (Bart) Netterfield of Toronto, CA, Dave Nelson of Minneapolis, MN and Steve (Michelle Larson) Nelson; grandchildren Joshua (Laura), Aili, Sophia (Wisam), Helena and Joel; brother Bob (Sharon) Lake; sisters Shirley Barber, Sandy Lake and Sally (Frank) Boswer; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents; and brother-in-law Delos.

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