Aileen Jeanette (Smith) Nelson, 85, of rural Decatur, passed away Saturday morning, Dec. 9, 2023, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Born Apr. 8, 1938, in Jackson, Mich., to Homer and Helen (McCoy) Smith, Aileen married Gerald Junior “J.R.” Nelson on Nov. 23, 1958, at the Redeemer Lutheran Church in Bryant. They celebrated 59 years…