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In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar
NICKEL, Andrew - IT IS WITH HEAVY HEARTS THAT WE ANNOUNCE THE PASSING OF ANDREW (NICK) NICKEL, OUR DEAR HUSBAND, FATHER, BROTHER, AND UNCLE. HE PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY AT CAMPHILL VETERANS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ON MAY 27, 2025. I WANT TO THANK DR. NOWLAND, DR. STEWART, AND ALL THE STAFF ON 6 EAST OF THE CAMPHILL VETERANS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOR THE KIND, EXCELLENT CARE, AND ALL THE PEOPLE WHO VISITED OR SENT CARDS AND GOOD WISHES. HIS FAMILY AND HIS FAITH WERE MOST IMPORTANT TO HIM. HE LOVED LIFE AND HAD MANY LIFELONG FRIENDS.
HE ENJOYED FISHING, HUNTING, PLAYING POOL, AND DARTS FOR MANY YEARS AND WAS ALWAYS WILLING TO PARTICIPATE IN BLOOD DONOR CLINICS AND SPECIAL OLYMPICS. HE WAS A LIFELONG MEMBER OF THE CALAIS BRANCH OF LEGION 162, A 4 TH DEGREE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS BRANCH 7077, AND A MINISTER OF THE EUCHARIST AT ST. JOHN VIANNEY PARISH FOR MANY YEARS. HE WAS IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY (EAST COAST) FOR 30 YEARS WHERE HE PROUDLY SERVED WITH HONOUR. FOLLOWING HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE NAVY, HE WORKED FOR 10 MORE YEARS FOR THE CORP OF COMMISSIONAIRES, SERVING AS HEAD OF SECURITY AT CANADA POST AT THE MAIN OFFICE IN HALIFAX.
ANDREW WAS BORN IN POLAND ON JUNE 2, 1938. IN 1939, HIS MOTHER, SCHOLASTICA, TOOK ONE-YEAR-OLD ANDREW, AND HIS EIGHT-YEAR OLD BROTHER CASIMIR, AND FLED NAZIS IN POLAND FOR GERMANY. ANDREW STARTED SCHOOL IN GERMANY AND LEARNED THE GERMAN LANGUAGE. IN 1949, HIS MOTHER, ANDREW (12), AND BROTHER CASIMIR (19), IMMIGRATED TO CANADA. THEY PUT THEM IN DP CAMPS IN ROLFTON, NORTHERN ONTARIO. ANDREW AND HIS MOTHER WENT TO SCHOOL IN PEMBROKE TO LEARN ENGLISH. LATER, ANDREW WENT TO ST. MICHAEL’S CONSORTIUM IN TORONTO WHERE HE TAUGHT THE BOYS’ CHOIR. IN 1956, HE JOINED THE NAVY IN HAMILTON, ONTARIO. AT THIS TIME HE COULD SPEAK FOUR LANGUAGES.
HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS SECOND (CURRENT) WIFE, SHERRON NICKEL, LOWER SACKVILLE; BROTHER, GEORGE NICKEL (Milka), TORONTO; DAUGHTER, CARLA GILLIS (Ronnie), BEAVERBANK, NS; DAUGHTER, CHERYL NICKEL, ALBERTA; SON, MICHAEL NICKEL, HALIFAX; DAUGHTER, PAMELA BARTHLE (Dennis), TAMPA, FLORIDA; HIS STEPSON, DANIEL SPIERS (Angela) WINNIPEG, MANY NIECES AND NEPHEWS, GRANDCHILDREN, AND 15 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.
HE WAS PREDECEASED BY HIS FIRST WIFE, JOAN, BOTH PARENTS, AND BROTHERS, JOHN, GENE, AND CASIMIR. ANDREW AND HIS LOVELY SMILE WILL BE DEARLY MISSED, BUT WE KNOW HE IS WITH THE LORD AND HIS LOVED ONES WHO HAVE PASSED BEFORE HIM.
THERE WILL BE A MASS AT HOLY TRINITY PARISH (FORMERLY ST. JOHN VIANNEY PARISH) OF LOWER SACKVILLE, ON JUNE 7, 2025 AT 11:00 A.M. INTERMENT WILL BE AT A LATER DATE IN GATE OF HEAVEN CEMETERY, LOWER SACKVILLE, WHERE HE WILL BE INTERRED ALONGSIDE HIS FIRST WIFE, JOAN.
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO THE CHARITY OF YOUR CHOICE. (T. K. Barnard Funeral Home)
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