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William D. “Bill” Nicholas

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Birth	:	2 Oct 1925 Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	7 Jun 2013 Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Prospect Hill Cemetery, Norfolk, Madison County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.0407982, -97.4289017
Description	:	Norfolk Daily News; Monday, June 10, 2013 William Nicholas NORFOLK -- William D. "Bill" Nicholas, 87, of Norfolk died Friday, June 7, 2013, at The Meadows. Services will be Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at Mount Olive Lutheran Church. The Rev. John E. Nelson Jr. will officiate with burial in Prospect hill Cemetery. Military honors will be by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1644 and the United States Marine Corps Honor Guard. Visitation will be Monday from 3 to 7 p.m. at Brockhaus-Howser-Fillmer Funeral Home. William D. "Bill" Nicholas, son of Melvin D. and Blanche (Carrico) Nicholas, was born Oct.2, 1925, at Norfolk. Bill attended Washington Elementary School... Read More	Norfolk Daily News; Monday, June 10, 2013 William Nicholas NORFOLK -- William D. "Bill" Nicholas, 87, of Norfolk died Friday, June 7, 2013, at The Meadows. Services will be Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at Mount Olive Lutheran Church. The Rev. John E. Nelson Jr. will officiate with burial in Prospect hill Cemetery. Military honors will be by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1644 and the United States Marine Corps Honor Guard. Visitation will be Monday from 3 to 7 p.m. at Brockhaus-Howser-Fillmer Funeral Home. William D. "Bill" Nicholas, son of Melvin D. and Blanche (Carrico) Nicholas, was born Oct.2, 1925, at Norfolk. Bill attended Washington Elementary School and Norfolk Junior High and Norfolk Senior High. At the junior high school, his name was posted each and every time when the honor roll was reported. As a seventh grader, Bill earned the Kiwanis Award for Scholorship and Citizenship. In the eighth grade, he received two awards: from the Norfolk American Legion the Scholorship and Citizenship Award and from the faculty at the Junior High (with Marvin Papstein) the award for All-Around Athlethic Participation and Spotsmanship. At the Senior High School, Bill earned letters in football and track. He again made the honor roll each time it was reported. Several times he served as a class officer. During the summers, Bill participated in the American Legion Baseball Program and even found time to "set pins" at the Birkholtz Bowling Alley. In the fall of 1943, Bill dropped out of high school and volunteered for the United States Marine Corps. He experienced his boot camp training at San Diego. Further training came at Tent Camp 1 at Camp Pendleton and on the Hawaiian Islands. During all of this time, the Marines lived in tents or on the ground. And with no electricity! But, via correspondence, Bill continued studying for a high school diploma. Bill went on to serve in one area of combat -- Iwo Jima. There, he was wounded two times. Among his ribbons and medals, he received the Purple Heart, a Gold Star in lieu of a second Purple Heart, Marine Combat Action, Presidential Unit Citation, Navy Unit of Commendation, Asiatic Pacific, Good Conduct, and a World War II Victory Medal. While on the island, Bill received a personal letter from Allen P. Burkhart, superintendent of schools, granting him his diploma and membership into the National Honor Society. After accepting his medical discharge in San Francisco, Bill hitch-hiked back home to norfolk, where he enrolled in what was then known as the Norfolk Junior College. During this time, he married Janice A. Brandenburg on Feb. 16, 1947, in Norfolk. In 1948, Bill transferred to Kearney State college. There, he received his BA degree in mathamatics and secondary education. Several years later, in 1956, Bill earned his MA degree from the University of South Dakota in secondary school administration. While attending USD, he was a Phi Delta Kappa. During his years in education in Iowa, Bill was a member of the Iowa Secondary School Principals Association and the National Secondary Schools Principals Association. He also earned from the Academy of American Educators recognition as a National Educator. Bill also worked with the school mathamatics study groups and conducted procedures for the teaching of mathamatics. He also found time to be a National Red Cross Water Safety instructor and earned credits toward a specialist degree in the curricula of mathamatics during his summer days. In 1978, Bill returned to teach and coach at the Norfolk Junior High School. He retired at the end of the school year in 1988. It was then that Bill returned to Guam and Iwo Jima for special days to visit the area. Then came the making and filming of the documentary, The Boys of "H" Company in Norfolk, Virginia. Also in his retirement years, Bill received an award from the Norfolk Junior College as a successful alumnus, a 50 year medal for the 50th anniversary of the battle for Iwo Jima, a medal of gratitude from the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna Islands and from the Non-Commissioned Officers Association a medallion and ribbon for his World War II service. Bill was a life member of the American Legion, the VFW, the DAV, the MOPH and the 5th Marine Division Association. He gave countless volunteer hours to the Senior Center, Funeral Honor Guard, Norfolk Veterans Home and to the Orphan Grain Train. Bill found much joy in his family, golfing, bowling, fishing, boating and playing poker. His motto in life was. "The work you do is the rent you pay for the space you take up on Earth." Bill is survived by his wife of over 67 years, Janice Nicholas of Norfolk; son Greg (wife Sharon) Nicholas of Dakota Dunes, S.D.; daughter Jan Brown of Aurora, Colo.; five grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Betty Papstein of Norfolk.

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William D. “Bill” Nicholas's memorial is located at: Prospect Hill Cemetery, Norfolk, Madison County, USA.
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William D. “Bill” Nicholas death on 7 Jun 2013 in Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 42.0407982
Longitude: -97.4289017

Family Members:

Parent

Melvin Duane Nicholas

(1899 - 1956)

Blanche E. Carrico Nicholas

(1903 - 1981)

Spouse

Janice A. “Jan” Brandenburg Nicholas

(1929 - unknow)

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