Katherine Nickels

1921 - 1996  (75 years)

• Name	Katherine Nickels  [1]
  Birth	14 Jul 1921	Portland, Cumberland, Maine   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Death	21 Aug 1996	Portland, Cumberland, Maine   [5, 6]
  Person ID	I73653	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Albert Wesley Nickels,   b. 17 Oct 1890, Searsport, Waldo, Maine d. 27 May 1971, Searsport, Waldo, Maine (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Flora May Nevens,   b. Nov 1886, New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine d. 25 Oct 1949 (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	18 Sep 1915	Portland, Cumberland, Maine   [2, 7]
  Family ID	F10234	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Donald W. Smith,   b. 14 Jul 1920, North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine d. 22 Dec 2009, Orlando, Orange, Florida (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	27 Jun 1942	Maine   [6, 8]
  Children	1. Gerald L. Smith   2. Living   3. Marilyn S. Smith
  Family ID	F34314	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

• Notes

  Portland Press Herald (ME) August 24, 1996 KATHERINE NICKELS SMITH TEACHER, SWIMMING INSTRUCTOR Katherine Nickels Smith, 75, of Walnut Hill Road died Aug. 21 at her residence after a brief illness. Born in Portland, daughter of Albert and Flora Nevins Nickels, she graduated from Deering High School in 1939 and from Posse School of Physical Education in Massachusetts in 1942. In 1942, she married Donald W. Smith of North Yarmouth. From 1959 until 1967, Mrs. Smith taught physical education at Falmouth Junior and Senior high schools. She then was a lifeguard and instructor for the Cumberland Recreation Department Little Dipper Program. In the 1970s and 1980s, she was a ski instructor at Mount Abram in Locke Mills and at Lost Valley in Auburn. Mrs. Smith was a member of the North Yarmouth Congregational Church. She was a former a member of the Maine State Harness Association and the Brunswick Skating Club. She enjoyed skiing, playing tennis and knitting. Surviving, besides her husband, are two sons, Gerald L. of Cumberland and Mark L. Smith of North Yarmouth; a daughter, Mrs. Marilyn S. Glavin of West Palm Beach, Fla.; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. today in North Yarmouth Congregational Church. Arrangements are by Lindquist Funeral Home, Yarmouth.

  
  

• Sources

  [S27210] Family records and notes courtesy of Louisa Haskell Stone (2011), (Family data submitted for HFA reunion 2011). [S39363] 1930 census, Maine, Cumberland county. [S5574] Birth record, Maine, Catherine Nickels. [S53585] SSDI: Social Security Death Index. [S53585] SSDI: Social Security Death Index (Reliability: 0). Name: Katherine N. Smith SSN: 006-16-7032 Last Residence: 04097 North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States of America Born: 14 Jul 1921 Died: 21 Aug 1996 State (Year) SSN issued: Maine (Before 1951) [S38038] Obituary, Portland Press Herald (ME), Katherine Nickels Smith, (August 24, 1996). [S33699] Marriage record, Maine, Albert W. Nickels and Flora May Nevens. [S31025] Marriage index, Maine, Donald W. Smith and Katherine Nickels.