Obituary of Nelcia Glendine Nicholls

We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Nelcia Nellie? Nicholls, who passed away peacefully with family by her side, at the Pasqua Hospital Palliative Care Unit in Regina, SK on Monday, February 8, 2010, following a sudden struggle with lung cancer. She was 77 years of age. Nellie was born in Redmans Village, St. Thomas, Barbados, West Indies on December 17, 1932, where she grew up as a child. She moved to London, England to become a nurse, where she wed her husband Keith Anthony Nicholls. After the sudden death of her first child Michael, from pneumonia, she went on to have two healthy girls born in England, Maria and Janet. In 1963 they moved to Canada and resided in Weyburn, SK to pursue careers in Psychiatric Nursing at the Weyburn Mental Health Institute. Nellie will be deeply missed as she has touched the lives of many people with her great smile and laugh during her life as a registered nurse and caregiver. Nellie owned and operated her own nursing home for many years -- Nel Care Homes and previous to that worked at The Regina Lutheran Nursing Home as an RN and at the Regina Jail as a maitre d. Nellie was predeceased by her parents Silvain Cummins and Emmeline Lewis Cummins, one sister and four brothers of Barbados. She is survived by her loving family: former husband Keith Nicholls of Regina, SK; daughter Maria Nicholls of Regina, SK; daughter Janet (Jan, nee Nicholls) Highgate, and son-in-law James Highgate of Calgary, AB; and four grandchildren, Jonathan, Joshua, and Samantha Nicholls of Regina, SK, Jordan Highgate of Calgary, AB; sister Gertrude Manning and brother Owen Cummins of New York, niece Betty Nicholls of Toronto, ON; nephew Sylman Cummins of Barbados; niece Paulette Nicholls of Toronto, ON; nephew Samuel Manning of New York; numerous nieces and nephews around the world; best friend Maureen Johnson of Regina, SK; and many other close friends and relatives. Visitation for family and friends will be held on Friday, February 12, 2010 from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. in Speers Funeral Chapel, 2136 College Avenue, Regina SK. Funeral Service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 13, 2010 in Speers Funeral Chapel, with Pastor David Yemba officiating. Interment in Riverside Memorial Park. An online book of condolences may be signed at www.speersfuneralchapel.com