Dennis "Skip" Lee Nelson II, age 83 of Bel-Aire, Kansas, passed away peacefully at home on February 11, 2025.

Skip was born on January 8, 1942, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Dennis Lee Nelson and Thelma Arlene Nelson (Williams). He spent his childhood in Council Bluffs, Iowa, playing baseball and competing on rifle teams, graduating from Abraham Lincoln High School. Before and after serving in the Air National Guard, Skip attended Wichita State University, earning degrees in Elementary Education, Business, and Psychology.  He married his sweetheart Sharonlyn Roth in 1975, and they settled in Wichita, Kansas where they raised their two children. A man of many talents, Skip was a schoolteacher, a businessman, a gunsmith, and an inventor.

He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Sharonlyn; children Lance (Sara) Nelson, Renee (Allen) Kohlhagen, his grandchildren Logan (Ezri), Cheyenne (Kevin), Savannah and Andrew and his great grandchild Anastasia.

Skip is preceded in death by his; father, Dennis Nelson; mother, Arlene Nelson; paternal grandparents, Charles and Katerina Nelson; maternal grandparents, Clarence and Marie Williams; sister, Bonnie Tighe; and son, Sean Christian Schwabauer (Nelson).

Our dad will be dearly missed by family and friends. His family was his pride and joy and his greatest role in his life was being a husband, a father, and a grandpa as he always showed unconditional love to his family.

The family wishes to extend sincere thanks to the Wesley Hospital Medical staff and the staff at Home Health & Hospice for the care they showed to our dad.

At the request of Skip and his family all services will be held privately.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in his honor to the Wounded Warrier Project (woundedwarriorproject.org or 877.TEAM.WWP (832.6997).