Marion J. (Frieder) Nichols, RN, age 91, died peacefully at home on Sunday, Dec. 24, 2006.
She was born Sept. 11, 1915 in Two Rivers, daughter of the late Frank and Martha (Rogalski) Frieder. Marion was a graduate of Lincoln High School, Manitowoc, class of 1934, and earned a nursing degree in 1937 from Loyola University, St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing in Evanston, Ill. The school's hospital retained her as a registered nurse until her marriage to Edwin L. Nichols on May 29, 1943 in Clarksville, Tenn., where she worked for the Montgomery County Department of Public Health. Marion returned to Manitowoc in 1944, and joined the Holy Family Hospital in 1946 as a staff nurse for 15 years, then as a night supervisor until her 1981 retirement after 35 years with the hospital. Marion often reflected on her rewarding 44 year career as a nurse with satisfaction and pride. Marion was a past member of St. Anne's Society and a former member of St. Boniface Catholic Church, Manitowoc. She was a Meals on Wheels volunteer in her early retirement years, and was active in the local arts and crafts creating many family cherished charcoal sketches, oil and water color paintings, ceramics, and colorful, intricate Norwegian rosemals. She also is a past member of the American Tinnitus Association, Portland, Ore., the Manitowoc Senior Center, Capitol Civic Centre, and the Manitowoc YMCA. Marion maintained her enthusiasm and appreciation for art and music, and cheerfully and contentedly enjoyed the special moments with her beloved family, home care health providers and friends, while always displaying a pleasant, loving and kind disposition. She will be missed by all.
Survivors include Marion's loving and devoted children: Mary Sue Thielen and her fiance: Wayne Schroeder, Manitowoc; Thomas John Nichols, Fort Myers, Fla.; five grandchildren: Kim (Ed) Buck, Janesville; Lisa (Tom) Westphal, Wausau; Rebecca Thielen, Wausau; Kristin Nichols, Manitowoc; Kathleen Nichols and her fiance: Matt Hendricks, Sturgeon Bay; five great-grandchildren: Sam and Brooke Buck; Sheridan and Landon Westphal; Bailey Hendricks; a sister: Susan (Frieder) Strebel, Chicago; a brother-in-law: Dr. Robert Randolph, Manitowoc; and a sister-in-law: Ethel Frieder, Manitowoc. Nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive. She was preceded in death by a son: Edwin Joseph (Nick) Nichols; two sisters: Paula Frieder, Helen (Frieder) Randolph; and five brothers and two sisters-in-law: Joe, John and George Frieder; Romy and Luella Frieder, and Frank and Violet Frieder.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 30, 2006, at St. Francis of Assisi on Grand Avenue, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be the Rev. Dan Felton, with burial at Calvary Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The family will greet relatives and friends at St. Francis of Assisi on Grand Avenue, Manitowoc, from 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 30, 2006, until the time of service at 11 a.m.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
Marion, Mary Sue, and Thomas extend their deepest appreciation to the professional team of home care health providers who made it possible for Marion to fulfill her mission of living life to the end with safety, style and grace with as much good health and independence as possible, especially our network of angels: Marcie Bierman, Pat Casavant, Susan Dramm, Florence Gorman, Chrissy Hochkammer, Lynn Kautzer, Rita Kohlbeck and Lisa Reindl.
She was born Sept. 11, 1915 in Two Rivers, daughter of the late Frank and Martha (Rogalski) Frieder. Marion was a graduate of Lincoln High School, Manitowoc, class of 1934, and earned a nursing degree in 1937 from Loyola University, St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing in Evanston, Ill. The school's hospital retained her as a registered nurse until her marriage to Edwin L. Nichols on May 29, 1943 in Clarksville, Tenn., where she worked for the Montgomery County Department of Public Health. Marion returned to Manitowoc in 1944, and joined the Holy Family Hospital in 1946 as a staff nurse for 15 years, then as a night supervisor until her 1981 retirement after 35 years with the hospital. Marion often reflected on her rewarding 44 year career as a nurse with satisfaction and pride. Marion was a past member of St. Anne's Society and a former member of St. Boniface Catholic Church, Manitowoc. She was a Meals on Wheels volunteer in her early retirement years, and was active in the local arts and crafts creating many family cherished charcoal sketches, oil and water color paintings, ceramics, and colorful, intricate Norwegian rosemals. She also is a past member of the American Tinnitus Association, Portland, Ore., the Manitowoc Senior Center, Capitol Civic Centre, and the Manitowoc YMCA. Marion maintained her enthusiasm and appreciation for art and music, and cheerfully and contentedly enjoyed the special moments with her beloved family, home care health providers and friends, while always displaying a pleasant, loving and kind disposition. She will be missed by all.
Survivors include Marion's loving and devoted children: Mary Sue Thielen and her fiance: Wayne Schroeder, Manitowoc; Thomas John Nichols, Fort Myers, Fla.; five grandchildren: Kim (Ed) Buck, Janesville; Lisa (Tom) Westphal, Wausau; Rebecca Thielen, Wausau; Kristin Nichols, Manitowoc; Kathleen Nichols and her fiance: Matt Hendricks, Sturgeon Bay; five great-grandchildren: Sam and Brooke Buck; Sheridan and Landon Westphal; Bailey Hendricks; a sister: Susan (Frieder) Strebel, Chicago; a brother-in-law: Dr. Robert Randolph, Manitowoc; and a sister-in-law: Ethel Frieder, Manitowoc. Nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive. She was preceded in death by a son: Edwin Joseph (Nick) Nichols; two sisters: Paula Frieder, Helen (Frieder) Randolph; and five brothers and two sisters-in-law: Joe, John and George Frieder; Romy and Luella Frieder, and Frank and Violet Frieder.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 30, 2006, at St. Francis of Assisi on Grand Avenue, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be the Rev. Dan Felton, with burial at Calvary Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The family will greet relatives and friends at St. Francis of Assisi on Grand Avenue, Manitowoc, from 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 30, 2006, until the time of service at 11 a.m.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
Marion, Mary Sue, and Thomas extend their deepest appreciation to the professional team of home care health providers who made it possible for Marion to fulfill her mission of living life to the end with safety, style and grace with as much good health and independence as possible, especially our network of angels: Marcie Bierman, Pat Casavant, Susan Dramm, Florence Gorman, Chrissy Hochkammer, Lynn Kautzer, Rita Kohlbeck and Lisa Reindl.
Marion J. (Frieder) Nichols, RN, age 91, died peacefully at home on Sunday, Dec. 24, 2006.
She was born Sept. 11, 1915 in Two Rivers, daughter of the late Frank and Martha (Rogalski) Frieder. Marion was a graduate of Lincoln High School, Manitowoc, class of 1934, and earned a nursing degree in 1937 from Loyola University, St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing in Evanston, Ill. The school's hospital retained her as a registered nurse until her marriage to Edwin L. Nichols on May 29, 1943 in Clarksville, Tenn., where she worked for the Montgomery County Department of Public Health. Marion returned to Manitowoc in 1944, and joined the Holy Family Hospital in 1946 as a staff nurse for 15 years, then as a night supervisor until her 1981 retirement after 35 years with the hospital. Marion often reflected on her rewarding 44 year career as a nurse with satisfaction and pride. Marion was a past member of St. Anne's Society and a former member of St. Boniface Catholic Church, Manitowoc. She was a Meals on Wheels volunteer in her early retirement years, and was active in the local arts and crafts creating many family cherished charcoal sketches, oil and water color paintings, ceramics, and colorful, intricate Norwegian rosemals. She also is a past member of the American Tinnitus Association, Portland, Ore., the Manitowoc Senior Center, Capitol Civic Centre, and the Manitowoc YMCA. Marion maintained her enthusiasm and appreciation for art and music, and cheerfully and contentedly enjoyed the special moments with her beloved family, home care health providers and friends, while always displaying a pleasant, loving and kind disposition. She will be missed by all.
Survivors include Marion's loving and devoted children: Mary Sue Thielen and her fiance: Wayne Schroeder, Manitowoc; Thomas John Nichols, Fort Myers, Fla.; five grandchildren: Kim (Ed) Buck, Janesville; Lisa (Tom) Westphal, Wausau; Rebecca Thielen, Wausau; Kristin Nichols, Manitowoc; Kathleen Nichols and her fiance: Matt Hendricks, Sturgeon Bay; five great-grandchildren: Sam and Brooke Buck; Sheridan and Landon Westphal; Bailey Hendricks; a sister: Susan (Frieder) Strebel, Chicago; a brother-in-law: Dr. Robert Randolph, Manitowoc; and a sister-in-law: Ethel Frieder, Manitowoc. Nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive. She was preceded in death by a son: Edwin Joseph (Nick) Nichols; two sisters: Paula Frieder, Helen (Frieder) Randolph; and five brothers and two sisters-in-law: Joe, John and George Frieder; Romy and Luella Frieder, and Frank and Violet Frieder.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 30, 2006, at St. Francis of Assisi on Grand Avenue, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be the Rev. Dan Felton, with burial at Calvary Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The family will greet relatives and friends at St. Francis of Assisi on Grand Avenue, Manitowoc, from 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 30, 2006, until the time of service at 11 a.m.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
Marion, Mary Sue, and Thomas extend their deepest appreciation to the professional team of home care health providers who made it possible for Marion to fulfill her mission of living life to the end with safety, style and grace with as much good health and independence as possible, especially our network of angels: Marcie Bierman, Pat Casavant, Susan Dramm, Florence Gorman, Chrissy Hochkammer, Lynn Kautzer, Rita Kohlbeck and Lisa Reindl.
She was born Sept. 11, 1915 in Two Rivers, daughter of the late Frank and Martha (Rogalski) Frieder. Marion was a graduate of Lincoln High School, Manitowoc, class of 1934, and earned a nursing degree in 1937 from Loyola University, St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing in Evanston, Ill. The school's hospital retained her as a registered nurse until her marriage to Edwin L. Nichols on May 29, 1943 in Clarksville, Tenn., where she worked for the Montgomery County Department of Public Health. Marion returned to Manitowoc in 1944, and joined the Holy Family Hospital in 1946 as a staff nurse for 15 years, then as a night supervisor until her 1981 retirement after 35 years with the hospital. Marion often reflected on her rewarding 44 year career as a nurse with satisfaction and pride. Marion was a past member of St. Anne's Society and a former member of St. Boniface Catholic Church, Manitowoc. She was a Meals on Wheels volunteer in her early retirement years, and was active in the local arts and crafts creating many family cherished charcoal sketches, oil and water color paintings, ceramics, and colorful, intricate Norwegian rosemals. She also is a past member of the American Tinnitus Association, Portland, Ore., the Manitowoc Senior Center, Capitol Civic Centre, and the Manitowoc YMCA. Marion maintained her enthusiasm and appreciation for art and music, and cheerfully and contentedly enjoyed the special moments with her beloved family, home care health providers and friends, while always displaying a pleasant, loving and kind disposition. She will be missed by all.
Survivors include Marion's loving and devoted children: Mary Sue Thielen and her fiance: Wayne Schroeder, Manitowoc; Thomas John Nichols, Fort Myers, Fla.; five grandchildren: Kim (Ed) Buck, Janesville; Lisa (Tom) Westphal, Wausau; Rebecca Thielen, Wausau; Kristin Nichols, Manitowoc; Kathleen Nichols and her fiance: Matt Hendricks, Sturgeon Bay; five great-grandchildren: Sam and Brooke Buck; Sheridan and Landon Westphal; Bailey Hendricks; a sister: Susan (Frieder) Strebel, Chicago; a brother-in-law: Dr. Robert Randolph, Manitowoc; and a sister-in-law: Ethel Frieder, Manitowoc. Nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive. She was preceded in death by a son: Edwin Joseph (Nick) Nichols; two sisters: Paula Frieder, Helen (Frieder) Randolph; and five brothers and two sisters-in-law: Joe, John and George Frieder; Romy and Luella Frieder, and Frank and Violet Frieder.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 30, 2006, at St. Francis of Assisi on Grand Avenue, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be the Rev. Dan Felton, with burial at Calvary Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The family will greet relatives and friends at St. Francis of Assisi on Grand Avenue, Manitowoc, from 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 30, 2006, until the time of service at 11 a.m.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
Marion, Mary Sue, and Thomas extend their deepest appreciation to the professional team of home care health providers who made it possible for Marion to fulfill her mission of living life to the end with safety, style and grace with as much good health and independence as possible, especially our network of angels: Marcie Bierman, Pat Casavant, Susan Dramm, Florence Gorman, Chrissy Hochkammer, Lynn Kautzer, Rita Kohlbeck and Lisa Reindl.
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