Nicklas

C. George Nicklas Sr., 89, of The Orchard at Concordia, formerly of Penn Township, died at 7:25 p.m. Thursday.

Born Thursday, Oct. 23, 1919, in Penn Township, he was the son of the late Clarence A. Nicklas and the late Irene DeLair Nicklas.

Mr. Nicklas was a manager for MarCraig Farm for 60 years.

He was a member of the Middlesex Presbyterian Church in America, where he was an elder and deacon for many years.

Mr. Nicklas helped organize the Penn Township Fire Company, where he was a life member and served as chief for 13 years.

He was instrumental in developing the Brownsdale Cemetery and was an active caretaker at the cemetery for many years.

Mr. Nicklas Sr. is survived by one son, C. George Nicklas Jr. and his wife, Rita, of Afton, Va; one daughter, Susan Nicklas of Butler; two granddaughters, Lisa Marie Lowman and her husband, Stace, of Virginia Beach, Va., and Laura Ann Patrick and her husband, Keagan, of Laguna Beach, Calif.; two great-granddaughters, Mariah Christine Lowman and Skyler Jean Lowman, both of Virginia Beach; and by a number of nieces and nephews.

Mr. Nicklas Sr. was preceded in death by his wife, Helen E Nicklas, who he married Oct. 24, 1939, and who passed away Oct. 29, 2006; and by one brother.

<B>NICKLAS</B> Friends of C. George Nicklas Sr., who died Thursday, April 16, 2009, will be received after church at noon and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the <B>Thompson-Miller Funeral Home</B>, 124 E. North St., Butler. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home with the Rev. Kevin M. Bowen of Middlesex Presbyterian Church officiating. Private interment will follow in the Brownsdale Cemetery.In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Good Samaritan Hospice, 134 Marwood Road, Cabot, PA 16023.Information and a private guest book are available at www.thompson-miller.com.