Dorothy May Nichols

Dorothy May Nichols, 94, a 23 year Wenatchee resident, passed away Friday, March 4, 2011 at Cashmere Convalescent Center, Cashmere, Washington. She was born on February 11, 1917 in Los Angeles, California to the late Charles and Sara Almeda " Medith" (Young) Throop. She was raised in the area of Central Los Angeles where she went through elementary, Jr. High and High School. A short while after her high school graduation, she moved with her family to Porterville, California. She met Forrest Earnest Nichols in Porterville and they were later married there on May 1, 1936. They made their first home together in Porterville and later moved to Lindsay, California, where they raised their two sons. Dorothy worked in the fruit industry in Lindsay where she sorted oranges and later worked as a cafeteria cook at Washington Elementary School. Dorothy and her husband continued to make their home in Lindsay until moving to Wenatchee in 1988. Dorothy was a homemaker and volunteered at Central Washington Hospital for several years. In 1990, she was preceded in death by her husband, Forrest Nichols. She has since continued to make her home in Wenatchee. Dorothy was a member of the Wenatchee Church of the Nazarene and had been a long time member of the Lindsay Church of the Nazarene. She was the longtime President of the Missionary Society of the Lindsay Church of the Nazarene; she was very involved in the activities of her church. Dorothy enjoyed cooking & preparing meals for friends & family and became known far and wide for her apple pies. They always brought high bids at the church auctions. She took pride in setting a beautiful table and serving her guests. Dorothy often served her apple pie for dessert over the years. Her apple pies have been enjoyed by many and she always gave God the praise for her ability to bake amazing never-to-be forgotten pies. She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Richard "Dick" Nichols and Donna , Chino Valley, Arizona and Elvin Nichols and Peggy, Wenatchee; five grandchildren, David Nichols, Tucson, AZ. Diane Wheeler, Corrales, N.M., Debbie Kronz, Chino Valley, AZ, Marnye Woodrum, Seattle, WA and Tiffanye Zsoka, Tigard, OR; 5 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Forrest Nichols in 1990, one brother Charles Throop and one sister, Marie Hornsby. A Commemoration service will be held on Friday, March 11th at 11:00 a.m. at the Wenatchee Church of the Nazarene, 1011 S. Miller Street, with Pastors Michael Malmin and Norman Stueckle officiating. A concluding service and the committal will follow in Wenatchee Cemetery. Visitation will be at the funeral home, 19 Rock Island Rd., East Wenatchee, on Thursday from noon to 8:00 p.m. You are invited to view her online tribute and leave a memory for the family by visiting www.HeritageMemorialChapel.com . Arrangements are in the care of Heritage Memorial Chapel, East Wenatchee.

Dorothy May Nichols

February 11, 1917 - March 4, 2011