Karen Lynn Nichols

Karen Lynn Nichols (Martin) passed away peacefully on May 27, 2023 in San Antonio, TX, at the age of 79. She was born on March 15, 1944 in Wisconsin Dells, WI where she was raised on her beloved grandmother’s family farm.

She graduated from Concordia Teacher’s College - River Forest (now called Concordia University Chicago) where she also met her future husband, Rev. Ronald A. Nichols. After dating for two years, Ron and Karen married on July 1, 1967 at Trinity Lutheran Church, also located in Wisconsin Dells. They were married for 44 years, until Ron’s death in 2012, and were blessed with a beautiful family that included four daughters, nine grandchildren, one great grandchild and one on the way.

Karen was preceded in death by her husband, Ron, and grandchild, Ashley Leann Meseberg. She is survived by her daughters, Jennifer (David) Revai, Kristina Nichols, Stephanie (Robert) Tucker, and Melissa (Aaron) Yzaguirre; grandchildren Dakotah (Emma), Caleb, Kalista, Arianna, Isabella, Christian, Juliana; great grandchild, Fletcher; siblings Cheryl, Louis, Charles, Lisa and Jeffrey, their spouses, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m., on June 17, 2023 at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 6914 Wurzbach Rd., San Antonio, TX 78240. A graveside service will follow on July 5, 2023 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 486 County Rd. F, Athens, WI 54411 at 1 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Lutheran Indian Ministries, 15350 W. Capitol Drive, Brookfield, WI 53005 or online at

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And finally, the family would like to take this opportunity to thank the entire staff at Seasons Memory Care and Four Seasons Hospice for the phenomenal level of care they provided in the final months of Karen’s life. They went above and beyond every day and we are forever grateful for their wonderful example of love and kindness. And it is in that in same spirit that our family requests that you would join us in taking every opportunity to spread your own acts of love and kindness to your friends, families and communities at large. For love is not only the most basic of human needs, it is the most powerful as well; and when you give others love without limit or condition, you help to make the world a better place…one kind act at a time.