McConaghy Funeral Home, Ltd. - Ardmore Obituary

Agnes E. Nixon (nee Eckhardt), of Rosemont, PA., passed away on September 28, 2016 at The Quadrangle in Haverford, PA. She was 93.

Daughter of the late Harry and Agnes Dalton Eckhardt, she was born on December 10, 1922 in Chicago, IL.

She was the beloved wife of the late Robert H.A. Nixon. Devoted mother of Catherine N. Chicos (Paul), Mary Nixon, Robert Nixon (Sarah) and Emily Nixon. Loving grandmother of Ceara Foley, Kelly Eisenberg (Jeff), Erin Pfeiffer (Matthew), Amy Chicos, Oliver Langworthy (Rebecca), Rory Hiltbrand, Galen Hiltbrand, Robert Nixon, Maggie Nixon and Jack Nixon. Dear great-grandmother of Faye Foley, Emma Eisenberg and Riley Pfeiffer.

A Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday October 1, 10:30 AM at St. Thomas of Villanova Chapel, 1229 E. Lancaster Ave., Rosemont, PA. The burial will be private for the family. Relatives and friends are invited to a Visitation Friday from 6 to 9 PM at McConaghy Funeral Home, 328 W. Lancaster Ave., Ardmore, PA.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to National Parkinson Foundation, 200 SE 1st St., Suite 800, Miami FL 33131 or to Wilmer Eye Institute, 600 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, MD 21287.

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To the family, thank you for sharing Mrs. Nixon with millions of people every week, through her creation and gifted writing of daytime drama, aka soap operas. Through her intellect, imagination, and heart, she created venues where the every day highs and lows of every family's lives were represented. I dare say the broken hearts of countless families, experienced for a variety of reasons, were made just a bit easier to bear because of the storylines she brought to the screen. And those...

Brenda D.

June 23, 2025 | Beaumont, TX

Thanks for creating All My Children.

Clnnie Bowlin

January 07, 2018

Matthew McGuire

November 04, 2016 | Cheshire, CT

IT'S HARD TO FORGET SOMEONE WHO GAVE SO MUCH TO TELEVISION (soap operas). AGNES GAVE SO MANY WOMEN GREAT OPPORTUNITIES, AND SOME WENT ON TO BECOME MOVIE STARS.......A PHENOMENAL WOMAN........PRAYERS and BLESSINGS TO THE NIXON FAMILY

Valenda Newell

November 03, 2016 | Indianapolis, IN

God bless ...

October 27, 2016 | IL

Dear Bob,

I so enjoyed our time in the Philippines with you and American Sportsman. Neil Rettig and I are no longer together, but still close. I started watching soap operas while editing slides (1,000's - kind of tedious). I wanted to know more about you and did learn more about your wonderful Mom.

She was very special and my heart goes out to you and your family.

All the Very Best, Always,
Cheryl

Cheryl Doros (Rettig)

October 12, 2016 | Grayslake, IL

Rory and I wish to extend our sincere condolences's to the Nixon Family.she'll surely be missed very much.luv,Faith/Rory

Faith/rory Tobin/dockett

October 08, 2016 | Newton Centre/Brighton, MA

Dear Agnes,
Thank you for entertaining me with your stories, characters and shows since I was nine years old! You are simply magnificent. As a fan of yours, I will miss you, and my deepest sympathies to your family. Rest in peace. I love you, Agnes.

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Jon Muirhead

October 06, 2016 | Farmington, CT

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October 05, 2016 | Kaiserslautern, Germany

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