November 27, 1956 - September 18, 2025Via Williams Dingmann Funeral Home Via Williams Dingmann Funeral Home loading...With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Joanne Nelson on September 18, 2025, at the age of 68. Joanne was born on November 27, 1956, in Little Falls, Minnesota, at Saint Gabriel's Hospital, to Ella Baum and Virgil Baum Sr. On December 24, 1975, she married the love of her life, Lawrence Nelson Sr., and together they built a large, beautiful family filled with love, laughter, and resilience. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ella Baum and Virgil Baum Sr.; her brother, Jerel Cormier; her son, Francis Clayson; her daughter, Kayla Nelson; her grandson, Gunner Bryant; her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Lawrence and Helen Nelson; and her sister-in-law, Rosemary Nelson. Joanne is survived by her beloved husband of nearly 50 years, Lawrence Nelson Sr.; and her loving siblings and in-laws, Lynda Mills (Tom Mills), Kevin Baum (Bonnie Baum), Virgil Baum Jr., Michael Baum (Donna Baum), Cheryl Villeneuve (Steve Villeneuve), and Sandra Cormier. She leaves behind a legacy of love in her children, Samara Nelson (Justin Kaufman), Lawrence Nelson Jr. (Amber Nelson), Joann Nelson, Jennifer Winter (Kyle Winter), Ella Boley (Louie Boley), Suzanne Nelson (James Richtsmeier), Shawn Nelson (Norelyn Arbasto), Rosemary Nelson (Danny), Vivian Springer (Cody Springer), Jessica Nelson, and Stephen Nelson (Dez Sibal).