Harvey Nichols

Funeral Services for Harvey Nichols 89, of Baker will be 10:00 a. m. , Monday, September 20, 2010 at the American Lutheran Church in Baker with Pastors Bruce & Reba Kolasch officiating. Burial will be in the Bonnievale Cemetery in Baker. Visitation will be from 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm, Sunday, September 19, 2010 at Stevenson?s Funeral Home in Baker continuing on Monday for one hour prior to the service at the American Lutheran Church. Harvey passed away on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at the Fallon Medical Complex in Baker, MT. Harvey was born on March 4, 1921 in Fallon County the son of John and Minnie (Cox) Nichols. He grew up on the family farm southeast of Baker. Harvey was married to Ruth A. Myhre in 1940. Together Harvey and Ruth started working the family farm at a young age and eventually turned from farming to ranching, where they raised cattle, horses and hay. Harvey was very proud of his horses and fine hereford cattle. He often would give a young person who came to visit a young horse. He kept his horses in separate pastures to keep Ruth from knowing how many he really had. Harvey also enjoyed his football games and many times voiced his opinion on the plays, players and anything else he had an opinion on. He enjoyed rodeos, listening to and telling stories to anyone. Harvey taught his children to have a strong work ethic, honesty and believe in education. He was very proud of the fact that all of his children graduated from Montana State University. Harvey served on the Fallon County Fair Board for a number of years and also served on the ASC Board. Survivors include, his wife, Ruth, Baker, MT; two daughters, Lennie Nichols, Gearhart, OR and Marjorie (Bill) Rowley, Montana City, MT; a daughter-in-law, Nikki (Clayton) Verke, Baker, MT; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; two sisters, Grace (Chet) Critchfield, Dillon, MT and Mary Ann Cahill, Miles City, MT; and a brother, Richard, Ideker, TN. He was preceded in death by his parents, two sons, Jim and John Nichols and a sister, Marjorie Thornton.


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Burial Date: September 20, 2010
Funeral Home Baker, MT

Funeral Service: Monday, American Lutheran Church, Baker, MT