Dr. Tina Marie (Drouhard) Nelson, 46, of Wooster lost her battle with depression on Saturday, March 14, 2015 leaving behind her many loved ones who will greatly miss her.
Tina was born March 7, 1969 in Columbus, the daughter of Marjorie (Sprang) Drouhard and the late Tony Drouhard. She was a 1987 graduate of Loudonville High School and earned her degree in Finance from the Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University. She pursued her medical degree at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and served her residency at Riverside Methodist Hospital of Columbus. She began her career as a board certified family physician in 2001 with the Milltown Family Physicians in Wooster and in 2003 she started her own practice, Family 1st Healthcare, in Wooster. It is rare for any person to find their way to a career that allows them to follow their passion and become a positive force in the lives of many. For Tina, the same love of her patients seemed to wound her soul as she watched them struggle.
She is survived by her husband, Russ Nelson, whom she married Dec. 30, 1995, and together they had five wonderful children who share the best qualities of them both. Everyone will forever hold the memory of Tina in their hearts by watching her traits grow within her children. Their busy household consists of: Bryce Anthony, Rielly William, Layne Kaitlyn, Camryn Marie, and Cory Andrew Nelson. She is also survived by her mother, Marjorie Drouhard of Loudonville; her three sisters: Heidi Mowry of Tucson, AZ, Jody (Reed) Strong, DVM, of Waynesville, OH, Jaime (Joshua) Portz of Loudonville; her paternal grandmother, Joan Drouhard of Lakeville; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Lawrence A. “Tony” Drouhard on March 9, 2008.
Funeral services will be held Friday, March 20 at 7 p.m. in Trinity Community Church, Loudonville, with Pastor John Temple, officiating. Friends may call Friday from 3-6 p.m. in Lindsey Funeral Home, Loudonville. There will be a memorial service held Saturday, March 21 at 1:30 p.m. in the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 3186 Burbank Road, Wooster, OH 44691 with Elaine Strawn, officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to the L-P Schools Alumni Foundation. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.Byerly-Lindsey.com.
