John H. Nikolai, born in 1940 in Moline, Ill., passed away at home suddenly at age 82. He is survived by his beloved wife Mary Fran of 56 years, their children Timothy, Kenneth and Patrick and daughter-in-law Brenda, brother Robert, nieces and nephews Cathy and Jim Marks, Teresa Buchholz, Peggy and Rich Kuhlman, David and Kate, Phillip and Maggie and many great nieces and nephews. He was preceded in passing by his parents, Joseph and Martha, and sister-in-law, Susan.