Nilson, Melissa Victoria, age 26, passed away unexpectedly on February 21, 2014. She was born September 24, 1987 in Dayton, Ohio.
Melissa is survived by her parents, William and Linda Nilson; brothers, Mike and Jon Nilson; son, Brendan Bowling; and her son's father, Brian Bowling. She is also survived by several nephews and nieces, CJ, Kylin, Nick, Lauren, Olivia, Mia, Jaden, Aubrey and Blaze; along with several aunts, uncles, and cousins.
When Melissa was 10 years old, she modeled for Elder-Beerman's for about a year. Melissa took various dance classes starting when she was 4 years old until after she graduated from high school. She became the youngest assistant dance teacher ever to work for the Viki Lynn's dance studio. Melissa is a 2005 graduate of Stebbins High School where she was the yearbook editor in her senior year and had a role in multiple musicals. She then got a degree with Honors from National College, and worked as a Pharmacy Technician for Walgreens.
She was an extremely loving and devoted mother to the love of her life, her 4-year-old son, Brendan.
Visitation will be held on Sunday March 9th, at Newcomer Funeral Home North Chapel, 4104 Needmore Rd. from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
Graveside service will be held at Dayton Memorial Park on Monday, March 10th at 10:00 AM.