Kay Nikolas
November 8, 1958 — January 14, 2014
Kay (Little) Nikolas, 55, of Aberdeen, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2014, at Avera Mother Joseph Manor in Aberdeen.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 18, 2014, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 409 2nd Avenue NE, Aberdeen, with Father J. Joseph Holzhauser, Celebrant. Burial will take place at St. Mary's Cemetery.
Schriver's Memorial Mortuary & Crematory, 414 5th Avenue NW, Aberdeen, is in charge of arrangements.
Visitation will be 5-7 p.m., Friday, at the mortuary with a Liturgical Wake Service at 7:00 p.m. Visitation continues one hour before Mass at church on Saturday.
Kay Little was born on November 8, 1958, to Charles and Doris (Arthurs) Little in Aberdeen, SD. She was raised on a farm near Mellette, SD, and graduated from Northwestern High School with the Class of 1977. Kay furthered her education at Northern State University in Aberdeen and received a Bachelors Degree in Sociology and Gerontology. She worked at Avera Mother Joseph Manor and Aberdeen Health & Rehab before returning to school and receiving an additional degree in Speech Pathology.
Kay was united in marriage to David L. Nikolas on June 2, 1984, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Aberdeen. Their union was blessed with two sons, Joshua and Adam. The family made their home in Aberdeen, where Kay worked for North Central Special Education Cooperative in Groton, Columbia and Bristol, SD and then for the Aberdeen School System. For the last eleven and one half years she resided at Avera Mother Joseph Manor.
Kay enjoyed reading, decorating, attending plays and singing. She was also considered to be a "master shopper". Above all, Kay treasured the time spent with both her and David's family, and they felt the same in return.
Blessed to have shared in Kay's life is her husband, David Nikolas of Aberdeen; her sons, Joshua (Lauren) Nikolas and United States Army Specialist Adam Nikolas, both of Aberdeen; three grandchildren: Eliyah, Gideon, and Eden Nikolas; her mother, Doris Little of Groton, SD; and three sisters: Karen (Randy) Kienow of Warner, SD, Kathy (Bill) Steineke of Sioux Falls, SD and Kryste (Tim) Alexander of Blue Springs, MO.
Kay's father, Charles, nephew, Jason Kienow, and mother and father-in-law preceded her in death.