LAMBERTON, Minn. — It was Wally Nelson’s day as more than 100 friends, family and Southwest Research and Outreach Center supporters honored the center’s first superintendent. The July 19 evening event ...

Wallace G ‘Wally’ Nelson, known by many as "coach" left us on April 2, 2024, to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Wally was born on June 16, 1935, to Ludolph and Thelma (Johnson) Nelson. Wally ...

Dr. Wallace Nelson, Willmar, MN and previously of Lamberton, MN died peacefully on Dec 14 at the age of 89. Wally was a retired professor emeritus of the University of Minnesota and the founding ...

Wally Nelson is an 88-year-old retired rocket scientist. He’s also a World War II veteran and a former prisoner of war. Soon, he can add a new entry to his eclectic biography: documentary-film star.