SHERBURN - Stanley H. “Stan” Nelson, age 86, of rural Sherburn, MN, passed away at Sanford Medical Center in Jackson, MN, on Thursday, April 2, 2026.

A Celebration of Life service will be held for Stan at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at the Sinn Family Celebration of Life Center - Sherburn / First Congregational Church, (212 N. Prairie Street, Sherburn, MN 56171) with Pastor Mike Ennis officiating. The service will be recorded and available afterwards at Stan’s obituary page.

Visitation will take place from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at the Sinn Family Celebration of Life Center - Sherburn as well as one hour prior to the service on Wednesday.

Stan will be laid to rest at First Lutheran Cemetery in rural Trimont where Military Honors will be provided.

If you would like to leave a message of sympathy for Stan’s family, you can do so at www.sinnfuneralhome.com.

Stanley Harold Nelson was born on August 17, 1939, to Harold and Elsie (Anderson) Nelson in rural Fairmont. Stan grew up on farms in Elm Creek Township. He attended country school and later obtained his GED while he was serving in the Army from 1963-1965. He spent 18 months stationed in Germany at the beginning of the Vietnam War. Upon returning home he worked road construction.

Stan enjoyed roller skating where he met the love of his life, Sandi Erickson. They were married on February 24, 1968, after which they began their farming life. Stan farmed for 40 years and retired - but not really. The big vegetable gardens were always his pride, which meant he was basically still farming up until his final harvest.

Left to cherish his memory is his loving wife, Sandi; children, Michael Nelson, Brent (Amy) Nelson, Elsa (Jay) Larkin, and Chad (Nina) Nelson. For a while, they hosted exchange students and four of them have remained very close, Cris Overgaard and his wife and two children, Toby Sonesson and his wife and two children, Kai Rune Saether and his husband, and Rasmus Jakobson and his wife; two brothers, Duane Nelson and Melvin (Kathy) Nelson; sisters-in-law, Lois Kraft and Nancy Nelson; and many cousins, other relatives, and friends.

Those who have gone on before are his parents, Harold and Elsie; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Russ and Vivian Erickson; brothers, Donovan Nelson and Lester Nelson; and several aunts, uncles, and cousins.