Louisa F. (née Hand) Nicholson, a lifelong resident of Hampton Bays and East Quogue, died at North Shore University Hospital on Saturday, June 28, following a long illness. She was 81.
She is survived by two daughters, Jean Belson and her husband Frank of Flanders, and Linda Carter of Florida; a sister, Anna Matthews; seven grandchildren, Becky and Chris Miller, Frank and Louisa Belson, Joe Carter, Joanne Goetz and Colleen Weis; and six great-grandchildren, Elizabeth Marie Miller, Brittany, Brandon, J.J. and Dylan Goetz, and Cassidy Weis.
She was predeceased by her husband of more than 50 years, Raymond M. Nicholson; two brothers, Frank and Everett Hand; four sisters, Maude Zientek, Minnie Randall, Mae Rose Barraclough and Sally Hand; and a son-in-law, Billy Carter.
A funeral service conducted by the Reverend Daniel Harris was held at the J. Ronald Scott Funeral Home in Hampton Bays on July 2. Interment followed at Calverton National Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Flanders Fire Department Company #3, c/o Belson, 107 Suffolk Avenue, Flanders, NY 11901 would be appreciated by the family.
on Jun 30, 2008