Bonita Lavonne Briggs Nicol was born February 5, 1923, at Winthrop, Iowa, the daughter of John and Grace Skinner Briggs.
She attended country school and later graduated with honors with the 1940 class of Winthrop High School. Upon completion of secretarial courses at Gates Business College in Waterloo, Iowa, she worked at Davidson's Department Store, Rath Packing, and John Deere. Later she moved to Minneapolis and worked for ADM.
Bonnie (as she was known to her friends and family) married Fred Nicol on September 9, 1943, in Iowa City, Iowa. Fred entered the U.S. Army and was stationed in California where Bonnie worked for the office of personnel administration. When Fred was assigned to Guam, Bonnie returned to Iowa to await his return. In 1946 Fred was discharged from the Army and worked for the Federal Aviation Administration in the Midwest area for over thirty years. During that time they lived in various places.
Upon Fred's retirement they bought a Black Hills acreage in South Dakota where they built their home and lived for over 30 years. Fred died on April 2, 1998.
Bonnie loved animals and fed deer daily at their home in the Hills. She was a ham radio operator and loved music, having built her own organ. Being an accomplished seamstress, she made beautiful knit, crocheted and needlework items.
At the age of 87 years, Bonita Nicol passed away Monday, August 30, 2010, at the Halcyon House Care Center in Washington, Iowa.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her beloved husband, Fred of 55 years; three brothers: John (Bob) Briggs, Allen Briggs, and Stuart Briggs; and one nephew.
She is survived by two sisters: Jenette Bush of Cedar Rapids and Joan Shank of Washington; and many nieces and nephews, whom she loved.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, September 2, 2010, at the Fawcett Funeral Home in Winthrop with Pastor Dean Schlitter officiating. The family will greet friends from 10 AM until the time of services on Thursday. Interment of her cremains will be in Fairview Cemetery at Winthrop.
Online messages may be sent to www.fawcettsfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
She attended country school and later graduated with honors with the 1940 class of Winthrop High School. Upon completion of secretarial courses at Gates Business College in Waterloo, Iowa, she worked at Davidson's Department Store, Rath Packing, and John Deere. Later she moved to Minneapolis and worked for ADM.
Bonnie (as she was known to her friends and family) married Fred Nicol on September 9, 1943, in Iowa City, Iowa. Fred entered the U.S. Army and was stationed in California where Bonnie worked for the office of personnel administration. When Fred was assigned to Guam, Bonnie returned to Iowa to await his return. In 1946 Fred was discharged from the Army and worked for the Federal Aviation Administration in the Midwest area for over thirty years. During that time they lived in various places.
Upon Fred's retirement they bought a Black Hills acreage in South Dakota where they built their home and lived for over 30 years. Fred died on April 2, 1998.
Bonnie loved animals and fed deer daily at their home in the Hills. She was a ham radio operator and loved music, having built her own organ. Being an accomplished seamstress, she made beautiful knit, crocheted and needlework items.
At the age of 87 years, Bonita Nicol passed away Monday, August 30, 2010, at the Halcyon House Care Center in Washington, Iowa.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her beloved husband, Fred of 55 years; three brothers: John (Bob) Briggs, Allen Briggs, and Stuart Briggs; and one nephew.
She is survived by two sisters: Jenette Bush of Cedar Rapids and Joan Shank of Washington; and many nieces and nephews, whom she loved.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, September 2, 2010, at the Fawcett Funeral Home in Winthrop with Pastor Dean Schlitter officiating. The family will greet friends from 10 AM until the time of services on Thursday. Interment of her cremains will be in Fairview Cemetery at Winthrop.
Online messages may be sent to www.fawcettsfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
Bonita Lavonne Briggs Nicol was born February 5, 1923, at Winthrop, Iowa, the daughter of John and Grace Skinner Briggs.
She attended country school and later graduated with honors with the 1940 class of Winthrop High School. Upon completion of secretarial courses at Gates Business College in Waterloo, Iowa, she worked at Davidson's Department Store, Rath Packing, and John Deere. Later she moved to Minneapolis and worked for ADM.
Bonnie (as she was known to her friends and family) married Fred Nicol on September 9, 1943, in Iowa City, Iowa. Fred entered the U.S. Army and was stationed in California where Bonnie worked for the office of personnel administration. When Fred was assigned to Guam, Bonnie returned to Iowa to await his return. In 1946 Fred was discharged from the Army and worked for the Federal Aviation Administration in the Midwest area for over thirty years. During that time they lived in various places.
Upon Fred's retirement they bought a Black Hills acreage in South Dakota where they built their home and lived for over 30 years. Fred died on April 2, 1998.
Bonnie loved animals and fed deer daily at their home in the Hills. She was a ham radio operator and loved music, having built her own organ. Being an accomplished seamstress, she made beautiful knit, crocheted and needlework items.
At the age of 87 years, Bonita Nicol passed away Monday, August 30, 2010, at the Halcyon House Care Center in Washington, Iowa.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her beloved husband, Fred of 55 years; three brothers: John (Bob) Briggs, Allen Briggs, and Stuart Briggs; and one nephew.
She is survived by two sisters: Jenette Bush of Cedar Rapids and Joan Shank of Washington; and many nieces and nephews, whom she loved.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, September 2, 2010, at the Fawcett Funeral Home in Winthrop with Pastor Dean Schlitter officiating. The family will greet friends from 10 AM until the time of services on Thursday. Interment of her cremains will be in Fairview Cemetery at Winthrop.
Online messages may be sent to www.fawcettsfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
She attended country school and later graduated with honors with the 1940 class of Winthrop High School. Upon completion of secretarial courses at Gates Business College in Waterloo, Iowa, she worked at Davidson's Department Store, Rath Packing, and John Deere. Later she moved to Minneapolis and worked for ADM.
Bonnie (as she was known to her friends and family) married Fred Nicol on September 9, 1943, in Iowa City, Iowa. Fred entered the U.S. Army and was stationed in California where Bonnie worked for the office of personnel administration. When Fred was assigned to Guam, Bonnie returned to Iowa to await his return. In 1946 Fred was discharged from the Army and worked for the Federal Aviation Administration in the Midwest area for over thirty years. During that time they lived in various places.
Upon Fred's retirement they bought a Black Hills acreage in South Dakota where they built their home and lived for over 30 years. Fred died on April 2, 1998.
Bonnie loved animals and fed deer daily at their home in the Hills. She was a ham radio operator and loved music, having built her own organ. Being an accomplished seamstress, she made beautiful knit, crocheted and needlework items.
At the age of 87 years, Bonita Nicol passed away Monday, August 30, 2010, at the Halcyon House Care Center in Washington, Iowa.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her beloved husband, Fred of 55 years; three brothers: John (Bob) Briggs, Allen Briggs, and Stuart Briggs; and one nephew.
She is survived by two sisters: Jenette Bush of Cedar Rapids and Joan Shank of Washington; and many nieces and nephews, whom she loved.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, September 2, 2010, at the Fawcett Funeral Home in Winthrop with Pastor Dean Schlitter officiating. The family will greet friends from 10 AM until the time of services on Thursday. Interment of her cremains will be in Fairview Cemetery at Winthrop.
Online messages may be sent to www.fawcettsfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
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