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Nelson Funeral Home Obituaries: Find the Correct Official Memorial
“Nelson Funeral Home obituaries” can lead to several unrelated funeral homes in different states. The correct obituary depends on the town, state, official domain, and service location connected with the person you are trying to find.
Use this page to identify the right Nelson funeral home, open its official obituary archive, search the name, verify visitation and burial locations, use the correct map, and handle practical next steps without relying on copied obituary listings.
Independent guide reviewed September 2026. FuneralHomeObituaries.org is not owned, operated by, or affiliated with any Nelson Funeral Home.
Fast Answer
Start with location
The name “Nelson Funeral Home” alone is not enough. Match the city, state, domain, or phone number first.
Use the official obituary archive
Official Nelson websites provide the best route to current notices, individual memorials, service details, guestbooks, and tribute tools.
Do not assume one service address
A visitation can be at the funeral home while a Mass, funeral, burial, or graveside service is somewhere else.
Current prices require a current quote
Ask the verified Nelson location for price information and its General Price List rather than using an old estimate from another funeral home.
Shortest route: identify the city/state → open the matching official Nelson obituary page → search the name → open the full memorial → verify every event separately → use the correct directions.
Why “Nelson Funeral Home Obituaries” Can Point to Different Businesses
Nelson Funeral Home is used by unrelated funeral providers across the United States. Current official search results include Nelson Funeral Home in Fayette, Alabama; Nelson Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Youngsville, Pennsylvania; Nelson Funeral Home in Park Ridge, Illinois; and Nelson Funeral Home locations in Logan and Smithfield, Utah.
There are also multi-location Nelson funeral systems in Illinois. That means a name-only Google search can put a legitimate obituary from the wrong funeral home in front of you.
The same problem occurs with other common funeral-home names. The site’s Davis Funeral Home obituary guide explains why identifying the exact provider is the first step before relying on service details.
Before sending flowers, money, private information, or driving to a service: verify the funeral-home domain, city/state, deceased person’s dates, and the venue printed beside the specific event.
Official Nelson Funeral Home Obituary Pages to Check
The entries below are separate funeral businesses. Use the location clue before opening a link.
| Official Nelson source | Location clue | What to do after opening | Official link |
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Nelson Funeral Home 3659 Hwy 171 North, Fayette, AL 35555 205-932-8961 |
Fayette, Alabama | Use the obituary search box or alphabetical surname browse. Open “View” for the complete notice, then read the Services section for visitation, funeral, and burial information. | Fayette obituary archive |
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Nelson Funeral Home & Cremation Services 314 North Main Street, Youngsville, PA 16371 814-563-9777 |
Youngsville / Warren County, Pennsylvania | Search a partial or full name, try the A–Z surname controls if needed, open the full obituary, then review service information and guestbook or flower tools. | Youngsville obituary archive |
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Nelson Funeral Home 820 W Talcott Road, Park Ridge, IL 60068 847-823-5122 |
Park Ridge / Chicago area, Illinois | Search the obituary directory, open the memorial, then read each service-schedule card. Park Ridge memorials can list visitation at Nelson followed by church Mass and cemetery interment elsewhere. | Park Ridge obituaries |
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Nelson Funeral Home Logan: 162 East 400 North, Logan, UT 84321 Smithfield: 85 South Main, Smithfield, UT 84335 435-752-3261 |
Logan / Smithfield / Cache County, Utah | Browse current notices or search the obituary listing, choose “Visit Obituary,” then look for service schedule and livestream information when the family has provided it. | Logan / Smithfield obituaries |
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Nelson Funeral Homes & Crematory Yorkville location: 1617 North Bridge Street, Yorkville, IL 60560 630-553-7611 |
Yorkville / Plano / Sandwich and nearby Illinois communities | Confirm which Nelson location handled the arrangements. Individual memorials can direct visitors from a Nelson chapel to a church, cemetery, or another municipality. | Nelson Funeral Homes & Crematory |
Useful clue: Fayette and Youngsville both use obituary systems with name search and A–Z surname browsing. Park Ridge and Logan/Smithfield use full memorial pages with event schedules that can include separate venues.
Verified Nelson Funeral Home Locations and Google Maps
These maps identify funeral-home buildings, not every funeral, church, or burial destination. Reopen the person’s memorial before using a funeral-home map for an upcoming service.
Nelson Funeral Home — Fayette, Alabama
3659 Hwy 171 North, Fayette, AL 35555 · 205-932-8961
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Nelson Funeral Home & Cremation Services — Youngsville, Pennsylvania
314 North Main Street, Youngsville, PA 16371 · 814-563-9777
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Nelson Funeral Home — Park Ridge, Illinois
820 W Talcott Road, Park Ridge, IL 60068 · 847-823-5122
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Nelson Funeral Home — Logan, Utah
162 East 400 North, Logan, UT 84321 · 435-752-3261
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Nelson Funeral Home — Smithfield, Utah
85 South Main, Smithfield, UT 84335 · 435-752-3261
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Nelson Funeral Home — Yorkville, Illinois
1617 North Bridge Street, Yorkville, IL 60560 · 630-553-7611
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Do not drive to a Nelson building automatically. A Park Ridge memorial, for example, can list visitation at Nelson Funeral Home, a Mass at a separate church, and interment at a cemetery in another suburb. Use the address beside the exact event.
Micro-Step Guide: How to Find a Nelson Funeral Home Obituary
- Identify the most likely state and town before searching the person’s name.
- Open the matching official Nelson obituary source above.
- Search the full first and last name first.
- If the full name fails, search the surname alone or try a maiden name, nickname, former surname, middle initial, or spelling variation.
- Use alphabetical surname browsing when the official Nelson site provides it.
- Open the complete individual obituary or “Visit Obituary” page rather than relying on the archive preview.
- Confirm identity using age, life dates, residence, relatives, service city, or cemetery details.
- Read the complete Services or Service Schedule section.
- Record visitation, funeral, church, burial, reception, and livestream details separately.
- Save the official memorial URL and recheck it before an upcoming service.
For a local example where cemetery routing is especially important, see the Haysi Funeral Home obituary guide.
What You May Find on an Official Nelson Memorial Page
Identity
Name, birth/death dates, age, hometown, and other family-authorized biographical information.
Visitation
Date, time, funeral-home or church location, and sometimes separate viewing periods.
Funeral or memorial service
Service time, chapel, church, or other venue. The funeral home may handle arrangements without hosting the service.
Burial or interment
Cemetery name or graveside destination, which can be different from the funeral-home location.
Guestbook / tribute wall
Some Nelson memorial systems allow online condolences, memories, photos, or tribute messages.
Flowers or memorial trees
Official pages may offer flower or tree ordering, but read any “in lieu of flowers” instruction first.
Livestream
Some Logan/Smithfield memorials include funeral-service livestream links when the family provides remote viewing.
Directions and calendar tools
Some Park Ridge memorials provide directions and calendar actions for individual events.
Copyright and family wishes: share the official memorial link rather than copying an entire obituary to another website. Some funeral-home memorial platforms explicitly restrict unauthorized reproduction.
Before Attending a Nelson Funeral: Run This Service Check
| Check | What to verify | Common mistake |
|---|---|---|
| Correct person | Name, age, life dates, community, and family details. | Using a same-name obituary from another Nelson funeral home. |
| Correct event | Visitation, funeral, memorial, Mass, graveside, or burial. | Using the visitation location for the funeral or cemetery. |
| Date and time | The date/time attached to that exact event. | Reading the first time shown on the page as the funeral time. |
| Venue | Funeral home, chapel, church, cemetery, or another public venue. | Driving to Nelson Funeral Home when the service is at a church. |
| Parking | Use event directions or call the exact location when accessible parking or a large service matters. | Assuming cemetery or church parking follows funeral-home arrangements. |
| Livestream | Use only the link inside that person’s official memorial. | Reusing a livestream link from another funeral. |
For another multi-venue example, the Heritage Funeral Home Sioux Falls guide explains why visitation, church service, and cemetery directions should be treated as separate destinations.
If You Cannot Find the Nelson Obituary
Try the surname only
Middle names, quoted nicknames, suffixes, and punctuation can make an exact search fail.
Try another surname
Use maiden, married, former, or hyphenated surnames when appropriate.
Use A–Z browsing
Fayette and Youngsville Nelson sites provide alphabetical surname browsing.
Death was very recent?
Arrangements may still be pending or awaiting family approval before the obituary is posted.
Check another Nelson provider
The correct funeral home may be in a different city or state than the first result Google showed.
Time-sensitive service?
Call the verified funeral home instead of relying on a copied or outdated listing.
A similar provider-name verification problem is covered in the Keefe Funeral Home obituary guide, where matching the correct state and domain is essential.
Funeral Prices, Arrangement Appointments, and What to Ask
Do not assume that two Nelson funeral homes have the same prices. They are separate businesses in different states. Current price information should come directly from the exact funeral home handling the arrangements.
| Need | What to ask the verified Nelson location | Why |
|---|---|---|
| General Price List | “Can you provide your current General Price List and explain the services we are considering?” | Old online estimates may not reflect current local charges. |
| Arrangement meeting | “When can we meet with a funeral director, and what information should we bring?” | The first-call process varies with place of death and family circumstances. |
| Burial or cremation | Ask for itemized options, required charges, optional services, and third-party cash-advance items. | A package name alone does not explain every included or excluded cost. |
| Death certificates | Ask how certificate information is collected and how the family obtains certified copies in that state. | Certified copies are separate from the online obituary. |
| Accessible attendance | Confirm accessible entry, parking, seating, and cemetery conditions for the exact event location. | A church or cemetery may have different access arrangements from the funeral home. |
FTC price rights: the Federal Trade Commission’s Funeral Rule explains consumers’ rights to receive itemized funeral price information and to choose only the goods and services they want, subject to required charges.
After You Find the Obituary: Practical Next Steps
Family checklist
- Save the official memorial link.
- Confirm every service location and time separately.
- Ask the funeral home for current pricing if arrangements are still being made.
- Request certified death certificates through the appropriate state/local vital-records route.
- Confirm whether the funeral director is reporting the death to Social Security.
- Check survivor benefits when an eligible spouse, child, divorced spouse, or dependent parent may qualify.
- Check VA burial and memorial benefits when the deceased was an eligible Veteran.
- Use the proper county court or probate office when estate authority is needed.
The obituary does not replace
- A certified death certificate.
- A funeral contract or itemized statement.
- Social Security death reporting or benefit applications.
- VA benefit eligibility decisions.
- Probate or estate authority.
- Private family instructions not published in the memorial.
Official Nelson, Federal, and Record Resources
Nelson Funeral Home — Fayette obituary archive
Nelson Funeral Home — Youngsville obituary archive
Nelson Funeral Home — Park Ridge obituaries
Nelson Funeral Home — Logan / Smithfield obituaries
Nelson Funeral Homes & Crematory — Illinois
FTC Funeral Rule
FTC funeral shopping by phone or online
CDC/NCHS — Where to Write for Vital Records
Social Security — When Someone Dies
Social Security Survivor Benefits
VA Burial and Memorial Benefits
FAQs About Nelson Funeral Home Obituaries
1. Is there one official Nelson Funeral Home obituary website?
No. Several unrelated funeral homes use the Nelson name. Match the person to the correct city, state, official domain, and funeral-home contact information first.
2. Where can I find Nelson Funeral Home obituaries in Fayette, Alabama?
Use Nelson Funeral Home’s official Fayette obituary archive at nelsonfuneralhome.org/listings. You can search a name or browse by the first letter of the surname.
3. Where can I find Nelson Funeral Home obituaries in Youngsville, Pennsylvania?
Use the official Nelson Funeral Home & Cremation Services listing at nelsonfuneralhome.net/listings. The directory supports partial/full-name search and alphabetical surname browsing.
4. Where are Park Ridge Nelson Funeral Home obituaries published?
Nelson Funeral Home in Park Ridge publishes memorials through nelsonfunerals.com/obituaries. Individual pages can include visitation, prayers, church services, interment, directions, and guestbook tools.
5. Does Nelson Funeral Home in Utah have more than one location?
Yes. The official Utah site lists locations in Logan at 162 East 400 North and Smithfield at 85 South Main. Both use the published phone number (435) 752-3261.
6. Are all Nelson funeral services held at the funeral-home building?
No. A memorial can list visitation at Nelson Funeral Home followed by a church service or cemetery interment elsewhere. Always use the venue shown beside the exact event.
7. What should I do if I cannot find a Nelson obituary?
Try surname-only search, maiden or former surnames, a nickname, spelling variations, and A–Z browsing where available. Also confirm that you are searching the correct Nelson funeral home.
8. Can I watch a Nelson funeral online?
Some individual memorials, including notices on the Logan/Smithfield Utah site, can include a funeral-service livestream. Use only the link published on the person’s official memorial.
9. How do I get current funeral prices from a Nelson Funeral Home?
Contact the exact Nelson location handling the arrangements and ask for current price information and the General Price List. Prices from another Nelson funeral home are not a reliable substitute.
10. How do I get a certified death certificate after finding an obituary?
The obituary is not a certified death record. Use the vital-records office for the state or locality where the death occurred. The CDC/NCHS Where to Write for Vital Records directory provides current state routing information.