Obituary of Rebecca Ann Nickol

Survivors include her husband, John Sr., mother, Marilyn Wilhelm, father-in-law, Marvin (Rosemary) Nickol, 1 son, John Jr. (Heidi) of Worthington, IA, 2 daughters: Lindsay of West Des Moines, IA and Mallory at Cedar Rapids, IA attending Kirkwood Community College, 3 brothers: Terry (Dona) Wilhelm of West Des Moines, IA, Tim (Coleen) Wilhelm of Del Valle, TX, and Tony (Deb) Wilhelm of Dyersville, IA, 1 sister, Karen (Bob) Klostermann of Waunakee, WI, 4 brothers-in-law: Gerald Nickol, Melvin (Ruth) Nickol, James (Becky) Nickol and Mark Nickol, 2 sisters-in-law: Marlene (Steven) Wilson and Dianne (Michael) Sperfslage and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Earl in 2002, her mother-in-law, Arlene Nickol, a sister-in-law, Glenda Nickol and a brother-in-law Gerald Henry Nickol, in infancy. Rebecca's family would like to express their sincere gratitude to Dr. Kukla and the staff at the oncology department at Medical Associates in Dubuque, IA and Sherry from Hospice for their compassionate care. A Rebeca A. Nickol Memorial Fund has been established. Rebecca was born on September 22, 1960 in Dubuque, Iowa, the daughter of Earl and Marilyn (Strawn) Wilhelm. She was a 1979 graduate of Beckman High School. Rebecca married her high school sweetheart, John J. Nickol Sr. on February 8, 1980 in Dyersville, Iowa where they raised their three beautiful children. Her devotion and special love for babies and children was fulfilled by working at Kid Project. Becky enjoyed crafts of all kinds, always creating treasures. She loved decorating their home, gardening and shopping. Rebecca will be deeply missed by her family and faithful friends and all those whose lives she touched.