Heloise Doris Plazak (Nelson), age 81, went to be with the Lord on Feb. 4, 2021, at Thompson Peak Medical Center.
She was born on July 8, 1939, in Moline, Ill., the daughter of Rolin and Doris Nelson of Geneseo, Ill. She was the oldest of the Nelsonâs three children and the loving big sister of her sisters, Verda and Karen. On April 2, 1960, Heloise eloped and married her true love, Richard Plazak, who survives.
Heloise graduated from United Township High School in East Moline, Ill., in 1958. She attended Western Illinois University for two years studying a teaching curriculum. After leaving school, Heloise worked for Bear Manufacturing in Rock Island, Ill., as a secretary in the business sales department until around 1964. Heloise stopped working in 1968 to care for her oldest son, Kevin, and later her youngest son, Doug.