Cletus C. Nikolaus

1908 - 2007  (98 years)

• Name	Cletus C. Nikolaus
  Born	19 Jul 1908	Columbia, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	4 Feb 2007	Columbia, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Buried	Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery, Columbia, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I198949	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2014

  
  

  Father	Joseph Dominic Nikolaus,   b. 3 May 1876, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 7 Jul 1912, Columbia, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 36 years)
  Mother	Cecilia Bittner,   b. 3 Jan 1879, Columbia, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 10 Jan 1958, Columbia, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Married	26 Nov 1903	Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Family ID	F66840	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruth E. Raver,   b. 23 Jul 1914, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 29 Jun 2001, Columbia, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 86 years)
  Children	1. Sandra Nikolaus   2. Robert C. Nikolaus
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F74885	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S927] Obituary. Cletus C. Nikolaus Intelligencer Journal Lancaster New Era Feb 06, 2007 00:00 More Sharing Services Cletus C. Nikolaus Cletus C. Nikolaus, 98, formerly of 237 S. 4th St., Columbia, died on Sunday at St. Annes Retirement Community where he has been residing for the past two years. He was the husband of the late Ruth Raver Nikolaus who predeceased him in 2001. Born in Columbia he was the son of the late Joseph D. and Cecelia Bittner Nikolaus. He retired from H.E. Crom Beverage Distributorship in Columbia where he had worked for 36 years. Cletus was a lifelong member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Columbia and was a member of the Holy Name Society. At one time he played Semi-Pro Basketball. Surviving is a daughter: Sandra, wife of Robert Bender of Harrisburg; and a son: Robert C. Nikolaus of Columbia. Also surviving is a grandson: Jeffrey Bender; and two great-grandchildren: Tyler and Amanda Bender. He was predeceased by a brother: Joseph Nikolaus. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held from Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 4th and Cherry Streets, Columbia, PA on Thursday, February 8, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. with the Rev. Fr. Kenneth Lawrence as Celebrant. Final Commendation and Farewell will be in Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery. Friends may call at Holy Trinity Catholic Church on Thursday from 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. At Cletuss request please omit flowers. Memorial contributions in his memory can be made to Our Lady of the Angels School, 404 Cherry St., Columbia, PA 17512. Arrangements by the Clyde W. Kraft Funeral Home, Inc., Columbia/Landisville. Read more: http://lancasteronline.com/obituaries/local/520414_Cletus-C--Nikolaus.html#ixzz21YTRKQPC