Funeral services for Anna Mae Nikkel, 93, of Sully were held Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018, at Sully Christian Re-formed Church. Memorials may be designated to the Back To God Hour or Pavlos and Meggan Vasileiadis Commission to Every Nation and may be left at the church or at Pence ~ Reese Funeral Home.
Anna Mae Nikkel, the daughter of Arie F. and Jennie (Huyser) De Cook, was born Aug. 21, 1925. She graduated from the Sully High School with the Class of 1943. Apr. 8, 1945, she was united in marriage with James H. Nikkel at Sully Christian Reformed Church.
Anna Mae had worked many years cleaning houses and as a local Avon lady. She enjoyed cooking, baking, and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She always looked forward to Sunday morning coffee time and playing cards with friends. She was a longtime member of Sully Christian Reformed Church.
Anna Mae died on her birthday, Aug. 21, 2018, at her home in Sully. She was 93 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, James; a son, Kern; a great-grandson, Rex Allen; her two brothers and their spouses, Walton and Nellie Fae De Cook and Armand and Frances De Cook; her sister and her spouse, Gertrude and Pete Goodyk; her sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law: Jennie and John Van Maanen, Cornelia and Fred Loynachan, Edward Nikkel, Wilbur and Louise Nikkel, Robert Zylstra, and Jan Nikkel.
Those left to honor Anna Mae’s memory include her daughter, Brenda (Darrel) Van Der Kamp of Ankeny; her daughter-in-law, Sandy Nikkel of Grinnell; and her son, Scott (Vicki) Nikkel of Sully; her grandchildren: Jana Van Der Kamp, Brent (Stephanie) Van Der Kamp, Alex (Danielle) Van Der Kamp, Ryan Nikkel, Rebecca (Jon) Puls, Jacob (Heather) Nikkel, Desiree (Tim) Hardeman, David (Monica) Nikkel, Trevor (Jerri) Nikkel; her great-grandchildren: Maddison, Nick, Lynne, Merritt, Jordyn, Bode, Addy, Natalie, Samuel, Brayden, Brooke, Bryson, Bristol, Katelyn, Alivia, Colton, Bella; her sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law: Harriet Zylstra, Gysbert and Sylvia Menninga, Lucille Nikkel, JoAnn Nikkel, Bruce and Joyce Nikkel, and Nelson and Norma Nikkel.
