Allen Herbert Nelson, a life-long resident of Acton passed away in his home on July 20, 2019. He died from a life well lived. He is survived by his wife of sixty-three years, Thelma (Anderson); his children, Eric and his wife Pam of Concord, Sonja Pyle of Acton, Heidi Porten of Acton, and Krist and his wife Wendy of Deerfield, NH; his grandchildren, Ben and his wife Angelica, Daniel, Max, Jamie, Jessie, and Hallie; and his sisters, Faith Nekitopoulos of West Springfield and Sonja Sheldon of Millsfield, NH.

Allen served in the Air Force during the Korean War, was a member of Acton’s all volunteer Fire Department, was Acton’s Highway Superintendant for 25 years, and was always a farmer. He lived his life on Parker Street at Cucurbit Farm where he continued his parents’ and grandparents’ farming tradition and was most proud that his son Eric was continuing this tradition.

Visiting hours with be Wednesday July 24th from 4:00-8:00 P.M. at the Acton Funeral Home, 470 Massachusetts Avenue (Rte 111) Acton. Funeral services will be Thurs. July 25th at 11:00 A.M. at the funeral home with burial following in Woodlawn Cemetery, 104 Concord Road, Acton Center.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Future Farmers of America c/o Minuteman RVTSD FFA, 758 Marrett Road, Lexington, MA 02421 or the Epilepsy Foundation, 8301 Professional Place West, Suite 230
Landover, MD 20785-2356, also online at www.donate.epilepsy.com.

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