Josephine Marie (Anderson) NICHOLS

ANDERSON, NICHOLS, HOVLAND, LOMAS, SCHULTZ, RIDENOUR

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 12/22/2007 at 23:46:18

CLARION - Josephine Marie (Anderson) Nichols, 90, of Clarion, passed away Wednesday morning (Dec. 19, 2007) at her home. Funeral services for Josephine Nichols will be held 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2007 at the First Lutheran Church in Clarion with Pastor Gary Boen officiating. Burial will take place at Evergreen Cemetery in Clarion. Visitation for Josephine Nichols will be held from 5 until 7 p.m. today, Dec. 21, 2007, at the Ewing Dugger Funeral Home, 602 N. Main St. in Clarion and continue one hour prior to services on Saturday at the church.

Josephine was born Nov. 26, 1917 in Kanawha to George and Antonia (Hovland) Anderson. In 1935 she graduated from Belmond High School and later worked as an operator at the local telephone company. Josephine married Eldo R. Nichols of Clarion on Feb. 1, 1940 in Missouri. They moved to a farm near Galt then returned to Clarion in 1950 where they farmed and raised their children until retirement in 1981. Josephine and Eldo then moved to their home in Clarion which became and remained a hub for family gatherings. Josephine was a lifetime member of the First Lutheran Church in Clarion. She was a brilliant and active woman throughout her life. From her many high school clubs, to farming, to cooking great meals, to bridge club, to fishing, to State Commander and national Adjutant of Navy Mothers, to raising her seven children. Josephine always added a caring touch that was felt through all who knew her. She was a true patriot, a good friend and a great Mom. She is loved by all her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

Josephine is survived by her daughters: Joan Lomas and her husband, Cliff, of Olney, Ill.; Beth Schultz and her husband, Paul Schultz, of Clarion; and Jean Ridenour and her husband, Jim, of Clarion; her sons: Nick Nichols and his wife, Elaine, of Clarion; Willard Nichols and his wife, Carolyn, of Pensacola, Fla.; and Steve Nichols and his wife, Macrina, of Chicago, Ill.; 15 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and her brother, Paul Anderson, of Eagle Grove. Josephine was preceded in death by her parents; husband Eldo; son Keith Nichols; brothers Arnold and Otis; and two sisters Norma and Lucille. Ewing Dugger Funeral Home.

Mason City Globe Gazette
12/20/2007