The light in Mom’s kitchen is now turned off and the mixer now idle as God has called her aloft. Fern was born in Snover, Michigan, the daughter of Beatrice and Alexander Heussner on August 25, 1921 and passed away in East Lansing, Michigan on January 20, 2017 at the age of 95. Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Great, Great Grandmother, Sister, and Aunt. She married Frederick Nichols on November 23, 1937. She was a devoted wife and loving mother, a world class homemaker, cook and master gardener. She worked for the Haslett School System in Haslett, Michigan for 15 ½ years as a cook, where she enjoyed cooking for all the children. Her priorities were her husband, family, friends and church, teaching all the gift of giving and sharing. She is survived by five children, Nancy George, Dianne (Antone) Wenos, Carole (Raymond) Miller, Timothy (Judy) Nichols, Thomas (Peggy) Nichols; daughter in-law, Elisabeth Nichols; sister, Lorraine Kraft; sister-in-law, Esther Heussner, 22 grandchildren, 67 great grandchildren, 28 great great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, her father and mother-in-law Vern and Fern Nichols, her husband Fred of 69 years (2007), a daughter, Deanna (1950), a son, Paul (1982), a son, Lorne (2013), a grandson, Brian (1988), a son-in-law, James George, a daughter-in-law, Phyllis Isham and her husband Clyde Isham, a brother, Lloyd Heussner, a brother-in-law, Donald Kraft, a sister-in-law, Cleo Chard and brother-in-law, Harold Chard, a sister-in-law Olive Bergeau and brother-in-law Evalt “Bergie” Bergeau. On Saturday, January 28, 2017 a Memorial Service will be celebrated at the Pilgrim United Methodist Church located at 2964 W. Park Rd., St. Johns, Michigan 48879. There will be a visitation from 11:00 am until 12:45 pm with the service beginning at 1:00 pm. In lieu of flowers those who desire may make a donation to the Pilgrim United Methodist Church of St. Johns, American Cancer Society of Michigan, Sparrow Hospice Services of Lansing, or to a charity of your choice would be deeply appreciated. The family was assisted with these arrangements by Keck-Coleman Funeral Home, St. Johns.