Cody Keith Nelson was born on October 30, 1980, in Kimball, Nebraska. He passed away in Cheyenne, Wyoming on October 2, 2023.
After he was born, he moved back to the Nelson Ranch with his parents Charles and Janice Nelson where Cody and his sister Jodi stayed until 1989 when they moved to Cheyenne. He went to Gilchrist Elementary and McCormick Junior High before he moved on to graduate from Central High School in 1999. He then proceeded to get his certification as a motorcycle technician from the Motorcycle Mechanics Institute in Phoenix Arizona in 2001 with top tech honors. His love for motorcycle’s was undeniable and went on to become a Master Technician. He loved to work on them and go cruising with his friends.
Growing up, he had a passion for skateboarding and was even featured in Thrasher magazine. He played baseball and wrestled throughout high school, enjoyed hunting, fishing, dirt bike riding and woodworking in the shop. He started his career at Maverick Cycles working and rebuilding motorcycles before he moved on to Thunder Mountain to do the same. After many years of do that, he decided to make a career change to construction starting at Knife River and most recently at Vaughn Concrete.
In 2015, his life forever changed with the birth of his daughter, Audrina, who was the light of his eye and center of his whole world. They would go to the arcades together, collect and paint rocks, ride bicycles, go fishing and stay home just hanging out with each other.
Cody is preceded in death by his grandparents, Keith & Fern Nelson and Galen White; father, Charles Nelson; cousin, Pamela Nelson; and nephew, Branden Butner.
He is survived by his Wife, Karla; daughter, Audrina; mother, Janice Nelson; siblings, Jodi, Christopher and Michael (Jenny); grandmother, Carol White, and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Cody was dearly loved and will be truly missed by family and friends.