MERVIN RITA NELSON, 86, of Harlan, died Tue., Nov. 4, 2025, at the Elm Crest Retirement Community. Funeral services for MERVIN RITA NELSON will be held 11-a.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.

Visitation at the funeral home is on Saturday, from 10-until 11-a.m.

MERVIN RITA NELSON is survived by:

Her husband – Richard “Nels” Nelson, of Harlan.

Her son – Ray Schrader, of Mountain Home, TX.

Her sisters – Martha Bissen, of Harlan; Verla Mumm, of Earling; Patricia Kuether, of Pierce, NE, and Judy (Richard) Jones of Omaha, NE.