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Barbara Louise Nichol Piper Hollinger
Barbara Louise Nichol Piper Hollinger passed away on April 10th, 2020 after a
brief illness.
She was born, April 16, 1941, in Worthington, PA, to Omer and Ethel (Shearer)
Nichol.
She was a 1959 graduate of Worthington-West Franklin High School, Worthington,
PA.
She retired from Altoona Area School District after 23 years of service and
lived for several years in Myrtle Beach, SC, Manor Township, PA. Most recently,
she was living in Chesapeake, VA, very close to her son.
She was an avid reader of history and biographies, and collected movies. Known
as the family historian, she enjoyed tracing the family genealogy and updating
the Nichol, Shearer and Ruffaner family trees.
She is survived by one brother: James Nichol of Eighty-Four, Pa.; twin
daughters: Donna Piper, of Ford City, and Debra Smith of Orlando, Fla.; and one
son: Derek and Barbara (Mineweaser) Piper of Chesapeake; seven grandchildren:
Melissa (Lerner) Harmon of Ford City; Ryan Lerner of Ford City, Dylan
Piper-Stitt of Ford Cliff; Courtney Piper of Orlando; Matthew and Deanna (Piper)
Whitley of Charlotte, N.C.; Elena Piper of New York City, N.Y.; Erica Piper of
Chesapeake; and four great-grandsons: Ashton Piper, Archie Piper, Amaree Piper,
and Cooper Whitley.
She is preceded in death by her parents, brother Omer (William) Nichol, brother
Robert Nichol, Sr., and grandson Michael (Joe) Kolakowski.
There will be a private burial for immediate family, and a Celebration of Life
event to be held locally in June.
In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory can be made to the Crohn’s &
Colitis Foundation, 733 Third Ave., Suite 510, New York, N.Y., 10017.
Arrangements by Family Choice Funerals & Cremations, Virginia Beach, VA.
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