NICHOLS, Shirley Mae

1929 - 2023  (94 years)

• Name	NICHOLS, Shirley Mae
  Birth	2 Apr 1929	Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY
  Gender	Female
  Death	19 Jun 2023	Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY
  Person ID	I153247	Laur from Germany
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	NICHOLS, Philip Alton,   b. 13 Sep 1898, New York d. 18 May 1989, New York (Age 90 years)
  Father	BROEKER, Mabel Anna,   b. Oct 1899, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	27 Oct 1920	Town of Porter, Niagara County, NY
  Family ID	F55198	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	SOMERS, John Robertson
  Marriage	21 Jun 1958
  Family ID	F63883	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2024

  
  

• Notes

  SHIRLEY'S OBITUARY Shirley Mae Somers passed away on June 19, 2023, at the Schoellkopf Health Center, Niagara Falls. She was 94, born on April 2, 1929, in Niagara Falls, NY. She attended the Lewiston Union School and graduated from Lewiston High School in 1946. She was on Student Council, received the Elmira Key Award, was Salutatorian of her class and a cheerleader. While in high school she worked for the famous Hibbard’s Custard Stand in Lewiston, NY. She attended Kelly Business Institute for Executive Secretarial and Buffalo Univ. one semester for Office Management.  Beginning in 1946, she was a private secretary for Leo Hapeman Real Estate and Insurance for 10 years. Subsequently, she worked for Bell Aircraft as an account clerk, as secretary to a Project Manager at Niagara Power Project and then Blauvelt Engineering Co. Finally, she joined the Jenss Dept. Store in 1966 until it’s closing.  She was a member of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Club and the Niagara Ski Club.  She was married on June 21, 1958, to John R. Somers who also was an avid skier, and they went on many ski trips. Shirley was a long-time parishioner of Grace Lutheran Church and was a dedicated member of the ladies aide group, the Grace Ladies. Shirley is predeceased by her husband, John, her parents, Philip A. Nichols and Mabel A. Broeker Nichols, brother Floyd A. Nichols and stepdaughter JoAnne Somers Greico. She is survived by her sister Gail Boyce, nieces Dawn Harris, Phyllis Baker, Lisa Sproul and nephews Shawn Sproul and Howard Jones. She lived on Lindbergh Ave. in LaSalle from the time she was married until she passed.  There will be calling hours on Friday, July 7, from 11 AM until 1 PM in the Lane Funeral Home, 8622 Buffalo Avenue, Niagara Falls, immediately following the Funeral services will begin at 1 PM.  The interment will be in White Chapel Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Grace Lutheran Church, 736 Cayuga Drive, Niagara Falls, NY 14304