NELSON, JERRY R.Jerry R. Nelson. Funeral Service, Tuesday, August 30, 2005, 11:00AM at Cross of Christ Lutheran Church in Broomfield. Survivors include wife Patti, daughter Holly (Nick ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — Jerry Nelson, an astronomer who designed advanced telescopes that help scientists glimpse far reaches of the universe, has died in California. He was 73. The University ...

Jerry Nelson, the puppeteer who gave voice to dozens of characters on “Sesame Street,” “Fraggle Rock” and “The Muppet Show,” died at home in Cape Cod, Mass., on Thursday night after ...