Charles and Carol live in the Nickel family's hometown of Springfield, Missouri, where they are both retired from serving as teachers and serve faithfully at Southern Heights Bible Church, where Frank was pastor from 1977 until his passing in 2002. Charles and Carol's three married children live in Missouri, have given them seven grandchildren.
Robert (Bob) passed away July 15, 2017 due to complications after emergency surgery. He was a pastor in Wellington, KS and a part-time missionary to Ukraine. His first wife, LeAnn, predeceased him in 1991. They have three children, two are married, and he has eight grandchildren. He had recently re-married. There are further details in Bob's obituary here.
Jack passed away at age 25 on March 2, 1974 in a car collision. He was married to Karen, whom he met at Calvary Bible College. After he died, Karen lived and worked for an oil company in Houston before joining the United States Foreign Service and served in American Embassies in Turkey, Russia, and elsewhere, until her retirement. They did not have any children.
James (Jim) and Sheilia serve with Bee World and live in Colorado Springs, CO. They had four children, but the oldest was killed in a car collision at age 21. The three younger children are married and have given them six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Two live in Colorado and one in Atlanta.
John and Kathryn live in Mesa, AZ. John has a production company, Nickelsworth, and Kathryn works for American Airlines. John had three children from his first marriage, one passed away at age 13, two are married and have given him five grandchildren. Kathryn and John have two adult sons, one of whom is a married.
Steve and Wanda, live in North Carolina where they both serve with Samaritan's Purse. Steve also preaches for a small church in the Blue Ridge mountains. They have four children, of whom three are married. There is one grandchild on the way (as of Nov 2025).
Paul and Shirley live in Omaha, NE where he retired from his career in Air Traffic Control and Flight Safety with the FAA. They have one married daughter living nearby, who is married and has one son.
Joyce lives in Calgary, Alberta, Canada where she is retired and volunteers in various ministries in her church and community. She still sings, writes poetry, and loves hearing your memories of the family concerts you've attended. Joyce's first husband, Brent Harback, died in 2012 after 31 years of marriage. They had one son, who is married, living and teaching near Vancouver, BC. He has two sons of his own and is also a gifted singer/songwriter. Joyce married Henry Rempel in 2014. Henry has two sons and one daughter in law in Calgary. Joyce manages this blog when time allows, and apologizes for the broken links and out of date emails. Updates are in progress!
