David Milton NICHOLS

NICHOLS, HUBER, ARMSTRONG, EISELT, NICHOLS-KETCHUM, KETCHUM, SINDT, SKALICKY, ANDERSON, CRAFTON

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 11/13/2011 at 12:16:23

September 6, 1938 -- November 12, 2011

David Milton Nichols, 73, of Eagle Grove, Iowa died on November 12, 2011 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston from complications of lung cancer. David was born on September 6, 1938 in Winnebago, Minnesota. His parents were Harry and Charlotte (Huber) Nichols. He graduated from Winnebago High School in 1956, and enlisted in the Navy. He served in the Azores from 1956 to 1959. On August 6, 1960, he married Ann Armstrong in Harmony, Minnesota.

Dave worked in the grocery business for many years, working for chain stores and as a store owner. Around 1995, he went into the restaurant business and ran the restaurant and pro shop at the Eagle Grove golf course for several years. He retired from the business in 2000. He worked part time for Nabisco as a sales representative after retirement. Dave and Ann moved around quite a bit, living in Rochester, Harmony, St. Paul and Owatonna, Minnesota; Brookings, South Dakota; Staunton, Virginia; Fort Worth, Texas; Hospers and Eagle Grove, Iowa.

David was preceded in death by his parents, Harry and Charlotte and his sister, Marianna Eiselt. He is survived by his wife, Ann; five children, Linda Nichols of Jefferson, Martha (Charles) Nichols-Ketchum of Eureka Springs, Arkansas, Elizabeth (Robert) Sindt of Polk City, Daniel (Lisa) Nichols of Rio Vista, Texas and Philip (Sandra) Nichols of West Des Moines; 13 grandchildren, Anna, Laura, Philip and Timothy Sindt, Katie Skalicky, Bradley Ketchum, and Samantha, David, Richard, Alex, Jessica, Danielle and Joshua Nichols; two step-grandchildren, Michael and Matthew Ketchum; three step-great-grandchildren, Alanna, Heidi and Vincent Ketchum; sister, Katharine Anderson; brother, Daniel (JoAnn) Nichols; brothers-in-law, Jon (Nancy), Carroll (Laura) and Thomas Armstrong; sister-in-law, Kathryn (David) Crafton; as well as many nieces and nephews. As in life, David will continue to give through his death, as he had chosen to be a part of the anatomical gift program at Des Moines University. Memorials may be made to Mercy Hospice in Johnston in loving memory of Dave.

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