Anna Catherine Nichols, 91, of Tampa, Florida and Ocean Grove, New Jersey, died December 23, 2018 in Tampa. She is predeceased by her mother and father, Anna and Will Nichols, of Philadelphia, PA, her grandmother Anna Slemmer, of Haddon Heights, NJ, her sister Martha Nichols Rakita of Tampa, FL, brother Frank Nichols, of NY, NY, nephew William Rakita, Jr., of PA, and her three closest friends, Ellen Bennett (NY), Mother Theodora (Monastery, PA) and Betty Toscano (MA). Surviving are her niece, Nancy Rakita Winn of Tampa, FL, and nephew, David Rakita, of Durango, Colorado, and ten grand and great-great nieces and nephews.
She is a graduate of the University of Chicago, Boston University, Wellesley College, Springfield College, and Johns Hopkins University.
Memorial Services will be held at the Laurie Ray Chapel, Hyde Park United Methodist Church, 500 W. Platt Street, Tampa, FL 33606 on Sunday, January 6 at 2pm. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association, 54 Pittman Avenue, Ocean Grove, NJ 07756 or Hyde Park United Methodist Church at the above address.
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