Gary L. Nicholson

Gary L. Nicholson, 64, of Ossian passed away on Thursday, July 13, 2023 at home, surrounded by family. Gary was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on May 29, 1959, to the late Robert and Evelyn (Toppe) Nicholson. Gary served his country in the United States Army for 9 years, one of his proudest moments was his mom attending his military graduation. Gary loved his country and family. He married Teresa Nye on May 10, 1997. Gary was a truthful and honest man, whose motto was " I'll tell you straight up". He was a driver for Republic Services for the last 23 years, he will be dearly missed and remembered for having the " cleanest garbage truck in the fleet". Gary is survived by his wife, Teresa (Nye) Nicholson; sons, Cameron (Olivia Speare) and Brandon (Sadie Mann) Nicholson; siblings, Deborah (Marshall) Brown, Teresa (Richard) Page, Betsy (Mike) Windsor, Chris Meyers, Jeri (Jerry) Brown, Rhonda (Mark) Freitas, Lori (Rod) Baxter, Stacy (Cheryl) Nicholson, Tracy (Mark) Maser, Dana (Ernie) Thompson, Ronnie Nicholson and Will (Misty) Nicholson; mother and father-in-law, Bill (Pam) Nye; sister-in-law, Lisa Nye; and several nieces and nephews. Memorial service will be held at 2:00pm on Saturday, July 22, 2023 at Elzey-Patterson-Rodak Funeral Home, 120 West Mill Street, Ossian, Indiana 46777 with visitation beginning at Noon.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in Gary's memory may be made to the family c/o Teresa Nicholson.