Donald F. Nichols

Donald F. "Nick" Nichols, 87, of Sioux City passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2006, at Embassy Rehab and Care Center in Sergeant Bluff following an extended illness.

Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Nelson-Berger Northside Chapel, with Neil L. Peck, Shrine chaplain, officiating. Burial will be in Logan Park Cemetery, with military rites conducted by the U.S. Army Reserves. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m., a Masonic service at 7 p.m. followed by a prayer service, at the funeral home. Condolences may be sent online to www.meyerbroschapels.com.

Don was born Aug. 16, 1918, in Sioux Falls, S.D., the son of Roscoe and Clona (Cox) Nichols. He attended school in Sioux Falls. He enlisted into the U.S. Army, serving in Germany during World War II. Don married Dorothy B. (Martin) on July 23, 1946 in Elk Point, South Dakota. Dorothy preceded him in death on September 8, 2004 in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa. Later, he worked for Salsness Buick in Sioux City for more than 30 years, retiring from there in 1981 as an assistant service manager. He was a member of North Riverside Lodge 662, Sioux City Consistory, Abu Bekr Shrine, Abu Bekr Wrecking Crew, where he was a past president in 1976. He was also a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles 777, where he was a 50-year member, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion. He enjoyed playing cards and loved traveling.

Survivors include two sons and their wives, Gary and Annette Nichols of Sioux City and John and Vicki Nichols of Hastings, Neb.; four grandchildren, Martin James Nichols and his wife, Angela of Sioux City, Jon T. Nichols and his wife, Amanda of Sergeant Bluff, Dennis Nichols of California, and Sherri Savage of Hastings, Neb.; and nine great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by two sons, Dennis and Robert.

Pallbearers will be his nephews, Mark Martin, Randy Martin, Rick Martin, Tim Kacena, Jerry Scholl and Steve Scholl. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Abu Bekr Wrecking Crew.

Memorials are suggested to the Masonic Temple Association.