Nickel, Louis Otto (d. 1962)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1962 Sep 27 p. 5

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● An accident at the Grace Hill Mennonite Church east of Newton late Tuesday afternoon claimed the life of Louis Nickel of Whitewater. Mr. Nickel and a number of other men of the church were engaged in re-shingling the church roof, which had been damaged in the May storm, when a scaffolding gave way. He and several companions fell, and although the fall did not appear to be serious, he apparently was struck on the head, inflicting a basal skill fracture. He died Tuesday evening in the Bethel Hospital. Surviving are his wife, Betty, of the home near Whitewater; three daughters, Mrs. Gaylord (Iva Jean) Maples of Topeka, Mrs. Gary (Judith) Nickel, residing in California, and Mrs. Allen (Edith) Zuercher of Newton; one son, Roger, also in California; his mother, Mrs. P. P. Nickel of rural Newton; and two sisters, Mrs. Ted (Leona) Unruh of Walton and Mrs. Harold Leah) Borschordt of rural Newton.

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1962 Oct 4 p. 5

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● Funeral services for Louis Otto Nickel, 59, farmer of the Whitewater community, were held Saturday afternoon at the Grace Hill Mennonite Church east of Newton with the pastor, Rev. Herbert E. Miller, in charge. Mr. Nickel suffered a fatal head injury on Tuesday, Sept 25, when a scaffold collapsed a t the Grace Hill church where a group of men were putting on a new roof. Several other workers were thrown to the ground but escaped serious injury.