Ira Nelson, Jr., 81, of Groveland, passed away at 11:35 a.m. on Friday, October 29, 2010, at Pekin Manor.
He was a Teamsters truck driver for over forty years and was a U.S. Army Korean War Veteran.
Celebration of Life services will begin at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, October 31, 2010, at the Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge in Peoria.
Private graveside services and interment, with military honors, will be in Camp Butler National Cemetery in Springfield.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Clary Funeral Home, 428 West McCLure Avenue, in Peoria.
