Loretta V. Nicholson
Verona resident, formerly of Jefferson
Loretta V. Nicholson, 78, of Verona, formerly of Jefferson, died Monday, May 27, 2013, in her home.
She was born February 24, 1935, in Jefferson, a daughter of the late John V. and Estella McHenry Banks.
Mrs. Nicholson was a 1953 graduate of Jefferson High School and lived most of her life in Jefferson. She had moved to Verona in 2002 with her husband.
At the time of her death, she was a member of East Liberty Lutheran Church in East Liberty and had been a former member of Little Zion Baptist Church, Jefferson.
For many years, she and her husband were foster parents in Greene County.
On June 30, 1956, she married Frank L. Nicholson, who died September 22, 2011.
Surviving are five children, Kimberly E. Nicholson of Penn Hills, Lynnese Y. Nicholson of Penn Hills, Dameion J. Nicholson of Jonestown, Maurice F. Nicholson of Penn Hills and Michael K. Cook of Penn Hills; 11 grandchildren; a great-grandchild; and a sister, Norma M. Kent of Cleveland, Ohio.
Deceased is a brother, John Banks.
Family and friends will be received from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the hour of funeral services, Thursday, May 30, in Behm Funeral Home Inc., 1477 Jefferson Road, Jefferson, Gregory P. Rohanna, supervisor, with the Rev. J-LaVon Kincaid Sr. officiating. Interment will follow in National Cemetery of the Alleghenies, Cecil Township. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to American Cancer Society, UPMC Children’s Hospital or the American Kidney Foundation. Condolences may be expressed at www.behm-funeralhomes.com.