Lyla Erna (Gessele) Nicolson |
| Posted 2018-10-26 by mhenderson |
| Published in The Oregonian from Oct. 19 to Oct. 21, 2018 - Lyla Erna Nicolson died peacefully Aug. 19, 2018 in Bend, Ore. She was 91. Lyla was born in Mercer, N.D., May 26, 1927 to Henry and Katherine Gessele. In the late 1940's she moved out to Portland. She married in 1952 and had one daughter, Gayle. She divorced and later married Stan Nicolson. In 1987, Stan and Lyla moved to Lake Havasu City, Ariz., and built their dream home. Stan passed away in 2009 and Lyla moved back to Portland in 2013. In 2017, Lyla moved to Bend to be closer to her family. Lyla is survived by her daughter, Gayle Yost (Craig); her stepdaughters, Judy Beauchamp (Ron), Sharon O'Dell (Carvel); eight grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and her sister, Aletha. At Lyla's request there was no service. |
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