Margaret Johanna Nelson died Dec. 29, 2023 in Cornville.
Born in Rosenfeld, Manitoba, she was a registered nurse and later a Realtor. She enjoyed music, sewing, knitting, crocheting and traveling.
She was predeceased by her son, Eugene; husband, Maurice; brother, John; and sisters, Marie, Gertie and Eva. She is survived by her daughters, Kim, Robin, Karla and Terri; grandchildren, Joshua and Lydia; seven great-grandchildren; brother, Jake; and many nieces and nephews.
Christopher Fox Graham is the managing editor of the Sedona Rock Rocks News, The Camp Verde Journal and the Cottonwood Journal Extra. Hired by Larson Newspapers as a copy editor in 2004, he became assistant manager editor in October 2009 and managing editor in August 2013. Graham has won awards for editorials, investigative news reporting, headline writing, page design and community service from the Arizona Newspapers Association. Graham has also been featured in Editor & Publisher magazine. He lectures on journalism and First Amendment law and is a nationally recognized performance aka slam poet. Retired U.S. Army Col. John Mills, former director of Cybersecurity Policy, Strategy, and International Affairs referred to him as "Mr. Slam Poet."
