Nelson Paul Bordelon

Nelson Paul Bordelon, age 84, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on February 20, 2015. He was born on July 15, 1930 in Bordelonville, Louisiana. He served in the Army and while overseas in Germany, he met and married the love of his life, Marta Bauer. Together, they had three children, Mike, Linda and Shirley. Nelson's special interests and hobbies included gardening, bird watching, reading, cooking and baking. His love for gardening included exotic, native, and unusual plants along with a vegetable garden that produced enough food for canning. Holidays were not complete unless he entertained the family around a table filled with food he prepared, including several Cajun dishes. His greatest joys were time spent with family, especially with his grandchildren. While in the military, he served 2 tours in Viet Nam with the 25th AVN Corps 210th AV(C) (1967-1968) and Golden Hawks 1st Aviation Brigade (1969-1970) where he earned 2 bronze medals. During his military service, he was stationed in Germany, Texas, California, and Maryland, where he retired as a Sergeant First Class after 24 years of active duty. He went on to be employed as a security guard at Harford Community College and retired after 11 years in 1986. He is survived by his beloved wife of 63 years, Marta from Bel Air, a son, Michael Bordelon and his wife, Carole from Greenbelt, a daughter, Linda Bullis and her husband Gerry from Fallston, and a daughter, Shirley Berends Querns and her husband Ronald from Havre de Grace. Nelson is also survived by four grandchildren, Lauren Wisniewski and husband Jimmy from Greenbelt, Jay Berends and his wife, Bridget from Abingdon, David Bullis from Fallston and Anna Bradford and her husband Stephen from Greenbelt. Two great grandchildren, Lena Berends and Jack Bradford, also survive Nelson. His nieces Jutta Schmocker from Germany, Rita Benham from Michigan, and Fay Krupski from New York also survive him. Additionally he is survived by a sister, AnnaMae and her children Alvin, Valena, and Cindy from Louisiana and nieces Angie and Jamie, along with his sister-in-law, Aline, wife of his deceased brother, Jimmy. Visitation will be held at Tarring Cargo Funeral Home on Tuesday, February 24, 2015 from 4-6 pm. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at 9:00 am. A full military honor service will be held immediately following the funeral service at Bel Air Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, a donation, in Nelson Bordelon's memory, may be made to Homes for Our Troops, 6 Main Street, Taunton, MA 02780 or https://www.hfotusa.org/ This organization builds specially adapted homes for our severely injured veterans. Cards may be sent to the family at Tarring Cargo Funeral Home. Funeral Home: Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home 333 South Parke Street Aberdeen, MD US 21001