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- From "The Houston Chronicle" - April 30, 2006
Elisabeth Offermans Nicklos
Elisabeth Offermans Nicklos, 82, a resident of Houston TEXAS since 1945, passed away on April 28th, 2006. She was born in Maastricht, Holland on June 13th, 1923. She graduated from college in Holland before marrying her husband, Gordon Ernest Nicklos, who was stationed in Maastricht, Holland as a Captain in the U.S. Army during WWII. After they married, her husband returned to the United States and she followed six months later on a freighter that was carrying tulips. She was a volunteer for Hermann Hospital and First Presbyterian Church of Houston, where she was a member. She loved to knit, play bridge and travel. She was preceded in death by her parents Matthew V.L. Offermans and Maria Weyenberg; her husband, Gordon Ernest Nicklos; and son, Ernest Joseph Nicklos. Surviving, she leaves her sons, James M. Nicklos with wife Judy; and John G. Nicklos and wife Susan; daughters, Joanne M. Nicklos; and Jeannie Nicklos Cheung with husband David; a sister, Lucy Poismans; grandchildren, Jennifer Pacheco-Lathe with her husband Alejandro, Matthew Nicklos, Sara Nicklos Dunn with her husband Louis, Mitchell Cheung, Ethan Cheung, Jordan Nicklos, Olivia Nicklos, Luke Nicklos, John Chandler with wife Sharon, Adrianne Kipp with husband Peter and Chelsea Johnson; great grandchildren, Charlotte Lathe-Vasquez, Emily Lathe-Vasquez, Alejandro Pacheco-Lathe, Brandon Chandler, Cole Chandler and Dylan Kipp. A memorial service will be held at First Presbyterian Church, 5300 Main St, Houston, on May 2, 2006 at two o'clock in the afternoon. In lieu of flowers please consider contributions to TIRR Foundation, 5100 Travis, Houston, TX 77002 or a charity of your choice. The family would like to extend their special gratitude to Claudia Casas, Sheila Dever and Myriam Coenegrachts for their loving care.
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1923 - 2006 (82 years)
Gordon Ernest Nicklos, b. 25 Jan 1914, Houston, Harris, TX