Nichols, Mary Elizabeth (Chapman) (1941 - 2021)

NICHOLS, CHAPMAN, HOLST, LANE, BLAZEK

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 1/19/2021 at 15:09:18

Name of deceased: Mary Elizabeth Nichols (nee Chapman)

Aged: 79 yrs, 9 mo, 20 days

Residence: Salem Lutheran Nursing Home, Elk Horn, Shelby County, IA

Born: March 22, 1941; Prescott, Adams County, IA

Died: Jan. 12, 2021; Salem Lutheran Nursing Home, Elk Horn, Shelby County, IA (Alzheimer's disease)

Funeral services: Monday, Jan. 18, 2021; Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan, IA

Survived by: Daughters, Linda (spouse, Robert) Holst of Omaha, NE and Lisa Nichols of Jacksonville, FL; son, Michael (spouse, Anita) Nichols of Harlan, IA; daughter-in-law, Toni (spouse, Steven, deceased) Nichols of Elkhorn, NE; 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; brother, William Chapman, Jr. of Creston, IA; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, William and Pauline (nee Lane) Chapman; husband Stan; son, Steven; sister-in-law, Betty (nee Blazek) Chapman

Education: Graduated from high school In Cromwell, IA, Class of 1958; was homecoming queen there

Religious affiliation: Congregational United Church of Christ, Harlan, IA

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Stanley Nichols; May 7, 1961; location not provided

Employment: After completing high school, she worked in Creston, IA using her secretarial and bookkeeping skills; after her marriage, they moved to Cherokee, IA, where she worked as a secretary at a mental hospital. When they relocated to Des Moines, IA, she worked at a Hy-Vee grocery store as a bookkeeper. Eventually, the family relocated to Harlan, IA, where Mary held a variety of jobs during these years in Harlan, often more than one job at a time, to help support the family. Her final employment was at Communications Data Services (CDS), from which she retired in 2006.

Hobbies/Interests: After high school, she participated in various community theatre productions; she loved music and animals, but her family was her main priority

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; pauleyjones.com