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James "Jim" Raymond Nichols• 1928 - 2010 Jim was born June 4, 1928 to Raymond and Dora (Houle) Nichols on the family farm rented by his parents west of Berthold. In the fall of 1931 Jim’s parents purchased a farm southwest of Berthold where he was raised along with his siblings. While growing up Jim loved the outdoors and being around horses and cattle. He attended a country school southeast of the farm and attended high school at St. Leo’s in Minot while working part time. Jim also attended Minot Business College where he met his future wife Sharon Cochran; he left college and went back to the farm to work with his dad. On January 6, 1955 Jim married Sharon Cochran and began their life on the farm where he grew up and began raising their eight children. Jim bought the farm from his parents in 1967. He farmed, raised cattle, sheep, sold Vigortone premixes for livestock and sold livestock handling equipment. In the mid-1980’s he rented the farmland out and continued to raise cattle and sheep. Before he retired he sold the sheep and put the cattle out on shares. In 1996 Jim retired from farming and ranching, sold the farm and moved to Berthold. Jim was a member of St. Ann’s Parish in Berthold, a member on the Mandan Township Board, Wool Growers Association and the Knights of Columbus. Jim also loved to trap fox, coyote, muskrat and other wild animals. Those who shared in his life: His wife of 55 years, Sharon, Berthold; children, Michael (Linda) Nichols, Glendive, MT, Susan (Ralph) Amerine, Richmond, TX, Leslie (Thomas) Robertson, Sidney, MT, Joel Nichols, Mandan, ND, Jackie Nichols, Rugby, ND, Patricia (Jeff) Robbins, Antlers, OK, Scott (Lonnie) Nichols, Dickinson, ND, Jason (Kim) Nichols, Berthold, ND; 13 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; brothers, Alfred (Deloris) Nichols, Minot, and Bernie (Linda) Nichols, Boulevard, CA; sisters, Bernice Tomascik, El Cajon, CA, and Alice (Don) Blumhoff, Sioux Falls, SD; several nieces, nephews and cousins. Jim was preceded in death by an infant son, Stephen; his parents; sisters, Mary Krogstad, Agnes Johnson and Helen Johnson; brothers, Joseph and Lawrence Nichols. Funeral: Monday, March 8, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Berthold, ND Visitation: There will be no reviewal, but friends may sign the guest register Monday one hour prior to the service in the church. Burial: Wildrose Cemetery, Berthold, ND in the spring. Music Honorary Bearers: All of Jim’s nieces and nephews Following the service everyone is invited to join the family for lunch and fellowship in the church fellowship hall. Our family would like to thank everyone for the many acts of kindness shown during this difficult time. Your thoughts and prayers are deeply appreciated and will never be forgotten.
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James “Jim” Raymond Nichols, 81, Berthold, ND, died Thursday, March 4, 2010 in a Minot nursing home.