Oscar Peter Nicklason
age 78 of Forest Lake
formerly of Lindstrom
Died, Friday, May 18, 2007
He is preceded in death by his siblings, Ellen, Toni, Verna, David, Edgar, Otto, Gordon, Melvin.
He is survived by his loving wife of 52 years Merriam; children, Gail Nicklason (Carl Peikert Jr.), William Nicklason (Cathy Beil), Leland Nicklason; grandchildren, Angela Nicklason, Joseph Schuneman; great grandson Jon Thomas Johnson Jr.; sisters, Doris, Lillian, JoyAnn; many nieces, nephews and other extended family.
Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 p.m.., Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at Mattson Funeral Home, 343 North Shore Drive, Forest Lake. Visitation will be 1:00-3:00 p.m., Tuesday at the funeral home. Private family burial at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the family. Oscar, like so many others who have selflessly served our country for our freedom, leaves behind a grateful nation. We invite you to share a personal sentiment about Oscar in the permanent community memorial scrapbooks. Please visit the Help Honor a Veteran article on the News and Events page of our web site for more details.