Bert Wayne Nelson, 87, died Monday morning at St. Peter's Hospital in Helena, Montana of natural causes. Cremation will take place and his memorial service will be 11 a.m. Monday, April 25, 2011 at the Messiah Lutheran Church with Pastor Val Metropolis officiating. A fellowship luncheon will be held immediately after the service. Burial with full military honors will be held at a later time. Services and arrangements have been entrusted to Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. Bert was born March 9, 1924 on a homestead near Malta, Montana. He attended schools in Malta and graduated from High School there. Bert enlisted in the United States Marine Corp on March 6, 1943 and served in Action Okinawa and occupation duty in China. He was honorably discharged on March 5, 1946 as a Corporal. He married Betty Joan Woodring on August 29, 1952. Bert went to work for the Great Northern Railroad in 1946 as a brakeman, he worked for Amtrak in 1980 and retired in 1987. He worked for forty six years for the railroad before he retired. Bert was a proud Marine and loved all animals. He was a kind and gentle soul. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Betty in 1992 and a brother and sister in-law Curt and Hilda Nelson and a brother Jim Nelson. And his dog Tooti. Bert is survived by his children: Wade (Janet) Nelson; Barbara (Bill) Wiebe; Tim Nelson and Bruce and (Tammy) Nelson all of Havre,Montana. One sister Leona Robertson of Malta and a niece Sylvia (Don) Nevins of California. Two Grandsons: Justin (Kris) Wiebe and Kelly (Iza) Wiebe. Three Granddaughters: Brenda (Kevin) Anderson; Karen Nelson and Shari Nelson. Great Grandchildren: Great Grandsons: Zach Wiebe and Alex Graves and one Great Granddaughter Rylie Wiebe.