Patrick Nelson

Patrick Nelson, age 67, of Waterville, IA, passed away on November 20, 2024, at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, due to heart failure. Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m., Friday, November 29, 2024, at West Paint Creek Synod Church, 1351 Elon Dr., Waterville, IA 52170. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the service on Friday at the church. Patrick Timothy Nelson was born September 24th, 1957 in River Falls, Wisconsin to Norman and Grace Nelson (Richert). He was Baptized and Confirmed. Patrick grew up on a small farm in River Falls, Wisconsin. There he worked as a young farmer helping his dad take care of all the farm animals. He raised registered Guernsey cattle as well. With love and pride, he showed his cattle at the county and state fairs, where he would usually take Grand Champion. Patrick graduated from River Falls High School in 1976 He was a local celebrity when he was 19. He would dress from head to toe in a homemade pink pig outfit and would visit all of the local bars in all of the surrounding small towns. Nobody knew who he was, but everyone loved him. Patrick was a member of the Shriners and also loved dressing up as a clown when he could. Patrick met the love of his life Kathy Meyers of Blar, Wisconsin and they married on June 22nd, 1991, in Baldwin, Wisconsin at Peace Lutheran Church. They were blessed a year later with a daughter, Michelle, and a few years later with a son, Jeremy. Patrick and Kathy went on a drive one day and fell in love with a house out in the country by Waterville, Iowa in 1997, they bought the house and moved from Wisconsin to Iowa. His most significant accomplishments were teaching his children how to raise farm animals. Along with a few Guernsey steers as well. He enjoyed teaching his children how to run the family business and chauffeur people around all over the world. Patrick started the family business, Black Coyote Lines transportation service in 2004 until 2016, when he started having heart complications, the business came to an end. Patrick had a love for driving and even though he lived in Iowa, he spent a large part of his time in Wisconsin, helping his friends, driving them places, and helping them with their equipment. Patrick was a hardworking man. He always loved giving a hand to help anyway he could and to anyone who was willing to strike up a conversation with him and he would talk to them for a very long time if he had the time to. He is survived and will be truly missed by his wife Kathy: his children: Michelle Nelson of West Union, Iowa, and Jeremy Nelson of Luana, Iowa; his grandchildren: Kinsley Nelson, Liam Nelson, Wesley Nelson, Caden Kline, Bentley Kline, Caydence Larson, Avery Larson, Aiden Larson, Hendrix Larson and Gibson Dundee. His brother David Nelson and sister Heidi Perry. He was preceded in death by his parents: Norman and Grace Nelson. His sister Tammy; His in-laws: James and Hardis Meyers; and his two brothers in laws. Patrick’s family would like to extend a special thank you for the exceptional loving care he received throughout the years and at the end of his life at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota along with Alex Berns, NP, and Dr. Schwartz of Waukon, Iowa.