Nils E. Carlson, 89, died Monday, May 5, 2008, in Sterling Healthcare. His wife of 60 years, Florence H. (Boo) Carlson, died in 2002. He leaves a son, Rick N. Carlson of Rutland; a daughter, Elaine M. Bendeck and her husband Paul of Amherst, NH; a brother, Carl Carlson and his wife Edith of Holden; 3 granddaughters, Karin, Sharin, and Angela Bendeck; and a sister-in-law, Ruth Boo. He was born in Worcester, son of Nils and Alice (Johnson) Carlson. He was a WWII army veteran. He worked at Wyman Gordon Co. for 41 years, retiring in 1985. He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church and Quinsigamond Lodge AF&AM, Boylston.

  Funeral services will be held on Thursday, May 8, at 11:00 a.m. in Immanuel Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Worcester County Memorial Park, Paxton. Calling hours will be held today, Wednesday, from 5-7 p.m. at Nordgren Memorial Chapel, 300 Lincoln Street, Worcester. Please omit flowers. Donations may be made to the UMass Memorial Foundation, “Alzheimer’s Research” PO Box 2795, Worcester MA 01613-9938 or Immanuel Lutheran Church, Memorial Fund, 346 Shrewsbury St., Holden, MA 01520.