Mary Virginia Nicklaus, 84, of Lincolnshire, Ill., formerly of
Dubuque, died Wednesday, July 5, 2006, at Condell Medical Center,
Libertyville, Ill., following a short illness.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. Columbkille's Catholic
Church, Dubuque, where friends may call after 1 p.m. Tuesday. Burial
will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Dubuque. The Egelhof, Siegert &
Casper Westview Funeral Home, 2659 Kennedy Road, is in charge of
arrangements.

She was born on Jan. 6, 1922, in Dubuque, daughter of Harry and Agnes
(Egelhof) Splinter. Mary moved to Milwaukee, Wis., with her family in
early childhood.

Following graduation from Milwaukee schools, she entered Clarke
College and graduated in 1943.

In 1945, Mary married George Edward Nicklaus, a graduate of Loras
College and a veteran of the Army Air Forces during World War II. She
and her husband received masters degrees from Madison, Wisconsin.

They moved to the Chicago area, where she worked briefly in social
services. The two did extensive traveling following retirement.

Surviving are a nephew, Robert (Bianca) Splinter, of California; three
nieces, Mary (Eric) Schuberg, Jean (Scott Rochon) Splinter and Joan
(Don Felton) Splinter, all of California; a sister-in-law, Eileen
Splinter, of California; seven great-nieces and nephews, of
California; 16 great-great-nieces and nephews, of California; and
several cousins, many of Dubuque, and the surrounding areas.

She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; and a brother, George Splinter.

Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA)
Date: July 10, 2006
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