Gregory L. Nelson, age 85; beloved husband of the late Jean (nee Flanagan); loving father of Nancy (Robert) Sieh, Susan (Eric) Olson, Thomas (Kathleen), the late William (Jennifer), and the late Carol (the late Michael) Williams; dear grandfather of Peter and Margaret Sieh, Michael, Kailey, Joseph, David, Kevin, Grace, and Matthew Nelson, Michelle and the late Luke Olson; fond uncle and great uncle of many. U.S. Army veteran, Korean Conflict; retired executive, Encyclopaedia Britannica; longtime resident, retired trustee and member of various Western Springs village commissions; member of several lay ministries of St. John of the Cross Parish. Visitation Wednesday, November 2 from 3 to 9pm at Hallowell & James Funeral Home, 1025 W. 55th St., Countryside. Funeral Mass at St. John of the Cross Church on Thursday, November 3 at 9:45am. Interment to follow at Queen of Heaven Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Diabetes Assoc. or the Muscular Dystrophy Assoc. Funeral info: 708-352-6500