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Esther Marie Bruns Nichols

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Birth	:	14 Apr 1928 Lancaster, Keokuk County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	12 May 2016 Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Sigourney, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.3405991, -92.2200012
Description	:	Esther Marie Nichols, 88, died May 12, 2016 at Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield. She was born April 14, 1928 to D.W. and Ethel Geneva Strohman Bruns in Sigourney, Iowa. She graduated from Sigourney High School in 1945. On September 10, 1946 she married Roy Lee Nichols at the United Methodist Church in Sigourney. Esther was a bookkeeper for the Bruns family business first for her father and later for her brother Ralph. Esther enjoyed spending time with her family as much as possible and was a devoted mother and grandmother. She became a foster grandparent volunteer... Read More	Esther Marie Nichols, 88, died May 12, 2016 at Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield. She was born April 14, 1928 to D.W. and Ethel Geneva Strohman Bruns in Sigourney, Iowa. She graduated from Sigourney High School in 1945. On September 10, 1946 she married Roy Lee Nichols at the United Methodist Church in Sigourney. Esther was a bookkeeper for the Bruns family business first for her father and later for her brother Ralph. Esther enjoyed spending time with her family as much as possible and was a devoted mother and grandmother. She became a foster grandparent volunteer when she moved to Ottumwa in the early 2000’s. Esther loved to read and she reorganized the church library. She was a polio survivor and was active in helping others understanding post polio syndrome. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband December 28, 1985, two brothers Ernest Bruns and Ralph Bruns, one sister Dorothy Koch, one grandson Roy Travis Nichols. She is survived by her children Jerry (Bonnie) Nichols of Murray, Utah, Jim (Martha) Nichols of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Jan (Sam) Erhardt of Ottumwa, and Jeff (Deb) Nichols of Grimes, ten grandchildren, four great grandchildren. Funeral Service: 3:00 Monday, May 16, 2016 at the Holm Funeral Home Burial: Pleasant Grove Cemetery – Sigourney Visitation: Monday 2:00 – 3:00 P.M. Memorials: Post Polio syndrome society

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Esther Marie Bruns Nichols's memorial is located at: Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Sigourney, Keokuk County, USA.
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Esther Marie Bruns Nichols death on 12 May 2016 in Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.3405991
Longitude: -92.2200012

Family Members:

Parent

Diedrich Wilhelm “D.W.” Bruns

(1887 - 1967)

Ethel Geneva Strohmann Bruns

(1889 - 1956)

Spouse

Roy L Nichols

(1927 - 1985)

Siblings

Ernest Herman Bruns

(1915 - 1996)

Ralph Frederick Bruns

(1919 - 2006)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Sigourney, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3405991, -92.2200012

2. Sigourney East Cemetery
Sigourney, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3418999, -92.1992035

3. Clary Cemetery
Sigourney, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3589080, -92.2000090

4. County Home Cemetery
Sigourney, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3380013, -92.1770020

5. Conner Cemetery
Sigourney, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3050003, -92.2380981

6. Johnson Cemetery
Sigourney, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3824997, -92.2485962

7. Pennington Cemetery
Sigourney, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2769012, -92.2050018

8. Stoermer Cemetery
Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3333449, -92.1335126

9. Sunny Ridge Cemetery
Sigourney, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3367004, -92.1311035

10. Walton Cemetery
Sigourney, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3583445, -92.1335126

11. Garrett Cemetery
Delta, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3368988, -92.3277969

12. Kensler Cemetery
Delta, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2994003, -92.3246994

13. Humes Cemetery
Thornburg, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4085999, -92.2968979

14. Garabaldi Cemetery
Sigourney, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3027800, -92.1111100

15. Saint Martin Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4100075, -92.2971268

16. Doggett Cemetery
Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2799988, -92.1306000

17. Bethel Cemetery
Delta, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2794000, -92.3107000

18. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Webster, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4039001, -92.1224976

19. Trueblood Cemetery
Sigourney, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2583462, -92.1501798

20. Springfield Cemetery
Delta, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3386002, -92.3531036

21. Saint Josephs Cemetery
What Cheer, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4007988, -92.3300018

22. Old Bethel Cemetery
Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3333452, -92.0835114

23. Bethel Methodist Cemetery
Sigourney, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3373000, -92.0825500

24. Highland Cemetery
What Cheer, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3936005, -92.3407974