Conchet “Connie” Nicholas, age 99, of Cambridge passed away on her 99th birthday, April 21, 2017. Visitation will be held from 4:00 – 8:00 P.M. Tuesday, April 25th at Strike Funeral Home – Cambridge Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, April 26th at Christ the King Catholic Church in Cambridge with visitation also one hour prior at the church. Interment will be in Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
Conchet “Connie” Nicholas was born April 21, 1918 in Cumberland, Wisconsin to Fred and Christi (Canzona) Sparish. On January 8, 1949 she married Alexander “Alex” Nicholas at the Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. Connie always put her family first. She was known as the angel of the family because of the love and care she had for her family.
Connie passed away April 21, 2017 at GracePointe Crossing Gables East in Cambridge on her 99th birthday. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Alex; son, Anthony; brothers, Sal, Govanni, John, Joe; sisters, Teresa, Theresa, Mary, Rose and Pat.
Connie will be lovingly remember by her daughter, Terri (Lee) Donkersgoed of Cambridge, MN; son, Larry (Debie) Nicholas of Ronan, MT; grandchildren, Angela, JoLeah, Ashlee (Brandon), Corey; great grandchildren, Lana, Kaiden, Brian; brothers, Chester (Kathleen) Sparish of Cumberland, WI, Michael (Rayola) Sparish of Fredric, WI; sisters, Louise Jennrick of Nevada, IA, Margaret Johnson of Alexandria, MN; and daughter-in-law, Becky Nicholas.