Nicole Anne Metsa Woodin

Nicole Anne Metsa Woodin, 22, of Moline, died unexpectedly Saturday, May 8, 2004, at her home.
Funeral services are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Church, Moline, where she was a member. Private burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery, New Albin, Iowa. A memorial fund has been established.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today at DeRoo Funeral Home, Moline, with a Christian wake service recited at 7:30 p.m.
Nicole was born Nov. 22, 1981, in Normal, Ill., the daughter of Barbara Metsa Woodin and Walter Woodin.
Ms. Metsa Woodin was a student at Black Hawk College, majoring in Child Care Development.
Nikki was a member of TEC and also belonged to numerous church groups. Nikki volunteered at the Putnam Museum and the Girl Scout Day Camp. Nicole was an avid reader.
Survivors include her mother, Barbara Metsa Woodin, Moline; sister, Lucerne Metsa Woodin, at home; maternal grandmother, Ruth Ann Metsa, Moline; maternal aunts and spouses, Sarah Metsa and Mark Camfield, Houston, Texas, and Rose Metsa and Aaron Dail, Erie, Ill.; cousin, Finnegan; father, Walter Woodin, Rock Island; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Woodin, Milledgeville, Ill.; paternal aunts and spouses, Leola and Denny Mowry, Polo, Ill., and Linda and Larry Alexander, Mount Carroll, Ill.; paternal uncle, Keith Woodin, Milledgeville, and cousins, Kurt, Todd, Nate and Ryan. Nicole was babysitter and sister to all the neighborhood children.