Marie "Ria" L. Nickell
National City, Michigan
January 26, 1933 - April 26, 2015
Visitations
Family will greet friends and neighbors Wednesday April 29, 2015 from 3-8 p.m. at Buresh Funeral Home - Twining.
Service Location
Buresh Funeral Home - Twining
Services
Funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, April 30, 2015 at Buresh Funeral Home - Twining, MI.
Obituary Notice
Marie “Ria” L. Nickell, 82, of National City, Mich., passed away peacefully Sunday evening, April 26, 2015 at Tendercare in Tawas City, Mich.
Ria was born January 6, 1933 in Offenbach, Germany to the late Karl F. and Maria E. (Fay) Berg where she grew up. She met and married Calvin E. Nickell in Germany and they married January 9, 1954 in Hanau, Germany. Ria and Calvin resided in Germany for many years before returning to the United States and calling the Whittemore, Mich. Area “home”.
Ria was a bookkeeper for many years for Fuelgas prior to her retiring. She enjoyed her career very much. Although Ria and Calvin had no children of their own, she has a very large extended family that she enjoyed spending time with.
Ria is survived by her loving husband of 61 years, Calvin; fourteen brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law especially sister-in-law, Gladys (Thomas) Nickell; numerous nieces and nephews and countless friends she has made along her journey of life.
Visitation for Marie will be held from 3-8 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at Buresh Funeral Home – Twining. Funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, April 30, 2015 at the funeral home with Rev. Rob Nordin officiating. Interment will follow in Pioneer Cemetery on the Nickell family plot. Online condolences may be offered at www.bureshfuneralhomes.com
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Cemetery
Pioneer Cemetery
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