Nelson, Harlan, Capt. – Obituary
Baker City, Baker County, Oregon Capt. Harlan Nelson, 86, who served with The Salvation Army in Baker City from 1974 to 1978, died Feb. 8, 2006, at the Glisan Care Center in Portland. There was a service of celebration at the Portland Tabernacle Corps. Maj. Dale Hill officiated. Harlan was born on Oct. 9, 1919, in Glenrock, Wyo. After graduating from high school, he married Sybil Putnam. For several years, Harlan co-owned two restaurants in Spokane and then moved to Portland where he opened an appliance repair shop. Later he and Sybil moved to Beaverton where he owned and operated … Read more