Cpl. Richard “Ricky” Nelson, 23, of Kenosha, passed away on Monday, April 14, 2008, in Al Anbar, Iraq. Born on Sept. 4, 1984, he was the son of Lennie and Susan (Mercier) Nelson. Ricky was a lifelong Kenosha resident and graduated from Christian Life High School in 2003. On April 21, 2007, he married Kristen Fedler in Winthrop Harbor, Ill. Ricky was enlisted in the U.S. Marines Reserves Fox Company on June 13, 2003. He was currently employed with the Cornerstone Construction Company in Kenosha. Ricky was a member of the First Assembly of God and was an active leader of the Royal Rangers children’s program at the church. He was an outdoorsman enjoying fishing, hunting, and camping. He was an avid Green Bay Packers fan, but first and foremost was very family oriented. Survivors include his wife, Kristen of Kenosha; his parents, Lennie and Susan Nelson of Pleasant Prairie; five brothers, Scott (Anna Lisa) Nelson of Wheatland, Wis., David (Rindy) Nelson of Bothel, Wash., Todd (Marisela) Nelson of Shakopee, Minn., Mark (Corey) Nelson of Milwaukee, James (Yenni) Nelson of Kenosha; one sister, Katie (Alan) Anzalone of Racine; his maternal grandmother, Edith Mercier of Pleasant Prairie; 14 nieces and nephews; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Leonard and Katherine Nelson; and his maternal grandfather, Vernon Mercier.