Nelson H. Progin, 75, of Franconia and Port Orange, Fla., died peacefully April 24, 2017.
He was born Sept. 6, 1941, in Fitchburg, Mass., to Nelson H. Progin, Sr. and Elna (Lundberg) Progin.
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