Born Jan. 18, 1931, in Glasgow, she was the daughter of Ross and Lois Alter Garmoe. On June 15, 1949, she married Alvin Nichols. He died in 1977.
Mrs. Nichols worked as a vocational rehabilitation counselor for the states of North Dakota, South Dakota and Iowa.
She grew up in Glasgow, lived many years in Swedesburg, and after retiring lived in Ottumwa, Douds and Eldon. She attended Southeastern Community College in Burlington, Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant and earned a master's degree in counseling at Drake University in Des Moines.
Survivors include two sons, Mike Nichols of Fort Madison and Tom Nichols of Eldon; one daughter, Sarah Nichols of Normal, Ill.; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two sisters, Marion Watson of Mount Pleasant and LeIla Spearman of Des Moines; and one brother, Ross "Butch" Garmoe of Bellingham, Wash.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by one daughter, her parents, one brother and three sisters.
Burial will be in Glasgow Cemetery.
Born Jan. 18, 1931, in Glasgow, she was the daughter of Ross and Lois Alter Garmoe. On June 15, 1949, she married Alvin Nichols. He died in 1977.
Mrs. Nichols worked as a vocational rehabilitation counselor for the states of North Dakota, South Dakota and Iowa.
She grew up in Glasgow, lived many years in Swedesburg, and after retiring lived in Ottumwa, Douds and Eldon. She attended Southeastern Community College in Burlington, Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant and earned a master's degree in counseling at Drake University in Des Moines.
Survivors include two sons, Mike Nichols of Fort Madison and Tom Nichols of Eldon; one daughter, Sarah Nichols of Normal, Ill.; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two sisters, Marion Watson of Mount Pleasant and LeIla Spearman of Des Moines; and one brother, Ross "Butch" Garmoe of Bellingham, Wash.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by one daughter, her parents, one brother and three sisters.
Burial will be in Glasgow Cemetery.
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