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Donna Nickle Obituary
She was born on Saturday, December 22, 1932, in Bigelow, Kansas, to Loma Fern Frank and Karl Arthur Wagor. Donna graduated from Frankfort High School in 1952 and started working at Kansas State University.
Donna and Marion Wagner were married in 1955, and they had four daughters: Sheryl, Sondra, Teresa, and Laura. Donna married Howard Nickle in 1972, and they had one son, Brian. Donna worked as a secretary for over 35 years at Kansas State University in the Office of Soil Conservation, Extension Home Economics, and KKSU Radio. She retired from KSU in 1999 and continued to work for several years as a transcriptionist for Riley County Court Services.
Donna was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Virginia Coil; her son-in-law, Thomas Cuddy; her granddaughter, Kacie Rae Skidmore; and her grandson, Allan Bechtel.
She is survived by her sister, Barbara Merrill of Topeka, Kansas; her children: Sheryl Johnson (Larry) of Chino Valley, Arizona; Sondra Cuddy of Gilbert, Arizona; Teresa Bechtel (Tom) of Owasso, Oklahoma; Laura Skidmore of Manhattan, Kansas; and Brian Nickle (Miriam) of Randolph, Kansas. She is also survived by her four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren: Thomas John (TJ) Cuddy, Laela, and Emma; Whitney Cuddy, Eleanor, Lake, and Nash; Charles Colton Skidmore (Mikayla), Harlow; and Erin Bechtel White (Nick), Nolan, and Baby Girl arriving in May 2025.
Services will be held at 11:30pm Friday, February 28, 2025 at Irvin Parkview Funeral home with interment at Valley View Cemetery in Manhattan, Kansas following services.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Good Shepherd Homecare and Hospice House of Manhattan, Kansas
Irvin Parkview Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
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Wade Honey & Dan Barnes
March 13, 2025
Donna lived just adjacent to us, and would always wave and have a friendly greeting for us. We sat on the porch and chatted from time to time. She will be greatly missed!
Elaine Gross
February 24, 2025
I worked with Donna at KSU, but more than that, we were friends. When her girls were young, my husband (Bill) and I enjoyed the opportunity to get to know them. We did keep in touch with Donna through the years with Christmas cards and visits. She will remain in my mind and heart as a very special person. Condolences to the family.
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