William Roy Nicholas

1931 - 2008  (76 years)

• Name	William Roy Nicholas
  Nickname	Bill
  Birth	10 Sep 1931	Rippey, Greene County, Iowa
  Gender	Male
  Death	19 Mar 2008	Jefferson, Greene County, Iowa
  Burial	Rippey Cemetery, Rippey, Greene County, Iowa
  Person ID	I184	Thompson
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Norman Abraham Nicholas,   b. 25 May 1904, Rippey, Greene County, Iowa d. 28 Aug 1958, Jamaica, Guthrie County, Iowa (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Ella Mae Robinson,   b. 06 Jul 1910, Bennett, Colorado d. 07 Sep 2003, Perry, Iowa (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	09 Mar 1931	Jefferson, Iowa
  Family ID	F60	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Karen Frances Clark
  Family ID	F274	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jan 2003

  
  

• Photos		Norman Nicholas and Family Left to right, back row: Norma Jean, Bill, Edward, Donna; front row: Danny, (wife) Ella, holding baby Wayne, Norman and Alice Marie (daughter by first marriage). Taken Spring 1945. (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
  		Some of Ella and Norman Nicholas' children Left to right: Donna, Harold, Bill, Edward, Norma & Dan. Taken Sept 2003. (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)

  
  

• Notes

  Lived in Iowa City, Iowa as of 28 Aug 1958. Died: Bill Nicholas, 76, died Wednesday at Greene County Medical Center. Bill is survived by his wife Karen; daughters, Denise Park of Weslaco, Texas, Rhonda (Curt) Nelson of Jamaica, Iowa, and Lori (Rob) Trout of Des Moines; grandchildren, Kristi Park, Kelly Villalobos, Kyle Park, Megan, Molly, and Nicholas Nelson; six great- grandchildren, Aaron, Anthony, and Austin Rodriguez; Devin, Christopher, and Alexa Villalobos; brothers, Ed (Wilma) Nicholas of Perry, Daniel (Patricia) Nicholas of Daytona Beach, FL., Harold Nicholas of St. Joseph, MO, and Frank Nicholas of Brooklyn, NY; sisters, Norma Hull of Perry, Donna (Doug) Young of Sylmar, CA; brothers-in-law, Duane Bennink of Ames, and Ronald (Ginny) Clark of Atlanta, GA.; sisters-in-law, Linda (Douglas) Holmes of Algona, and Lynda Nicholas of Lake Elizabeth, CA.; uncle, Ralph Robinson of Grand Junction; and aunt, Evelyn Rose of Amarillo, Texas. Bill was born September 10, 1931 in Rippey, Iowa to Norman Abraham Nicholas and Ella Mae Robinson Nicholas. He attended school in Rippey and later graduated from Jamaica High School in 1949. Bill worked for the Milwaukee railroad for three years . He served in the U.S. Army from 1952 to 1954 where he was a Staff Sergeant with the Combat Engineers. Bill was a member of the Engineer Aviation Battalion. Bill married Karen Frances Clark August 28, 1955. He received his B.S. degree from the University of Iowa in Civil Engineering and his Masters degree in Sanitary Engineering. Bill's career included serving as head of the water quality for seven states under the Tennessee Valley Authority. Bill and Karen lived in Chattanooga, Tennessee from 1964 to 1977 where he was in top management and involved with nuclear power for the largest power plant. The family returned to Iowa, moving to Jamaica in 1978. Bill worked for the Iowa Department of Agriculture until his retirement January 1, 1996. He then worked part time for Beling Consultants which was later bought by Raymond Consultants. Bill enjoyed woodworking, a craft he learned from his father. He remodeled their homes and those of his girls. His passion was playing Cribbage, but he also liked hunting, fishing, reading, and hunting mushrooms. Bill was a member of American Legion Post #687 in Jamaica; a former member of the Lions, Elks, and Moose. He was also in the Honorary Engineers Fraternity. In Jamaica he was very active with the Jamaica Senior Citizens Community Building and had chaired the Centennial Celebration in 1982.