Nelson, Irene Lauretta
Association: Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Igloo No. 6
Role: Charter Member
Biography
Irene Lauretta Nelson was a charter member of Juneau Igloo No. 6 of the Pioneers of Alaska.
She was born on November 21, 1903, in Juneau, Alaska, the daughter of Richard Parker Nelson and Annie G. Fitzgerald Nelson.
Nelson graduated from Juneau High School in 1922. By 1930, she was employed as a music teacher in the public schools.
On June 26, 1935, she married Arlie Benjamin Hayes in Seattle, Washington.
Irene Lauretta Nelson died on September 1, 2001, in Bellevue, Washington.
Sources
- 1910, 1930, 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau, Alaska
- U.S. Social Security Death Index
- Washington Marriage Certificate
- Pioneers of Alaska Auxiliary No. 6 Membership Application
- 1922 Juneau High School Yearbook