Hilda Nichols Obituary (1949 - 2022)

Hilda (Glazenburg) Nichols passed away on July 27, 2022, at Haven Health Tucson. She was born on July 10, 1949 in Finsterwolde, Netherlands. The youngest of Stoffer and Jantje (Koning) Glazenburg's four children, she immigrated to the U.S. with her family in 1953, when she "turned 4 on the boat" as she often noted. Hilda's family settled in Renton, Washington where they had relatives who had immigrated earlier. Hilda graduated from Renton High School in1967 and was a member of the training and succession-planning team at Boeing in Seattle. Hilda and her husband Ray both worked for Boeing and were known among their work friends for the annual Christmas party they hosted each year. They used matching ornaments personalized with that year's date as the nameplates for their guests, allowing their guests to take home a memento of the evening's festivities. Hilda and Ray were also active in their Holiday Ramblers RV club, often planning and leading caravans throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico. They also took cruises where they regularly made new friends of both the other guests and the staff. Hilda is survived by her husband, Ray B. Nichols of Tucson, AZ; her daughter Jennifer Nichols (Ruth) of New Milford, NJ; and her son Christopher Nichols of Anacortes, WA. Hilda is also survived by her sister Eja Gatterman of Tucson and her sister Clara Robinson of Coos Bay, Oregon. Her brother Wiebo and her parents Stoffer and Jantje preceded her in death. In lieu of services, Ray will host an open house in their home on a date and time to be determined. Hilda's ashes will be interred at the Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, Washington. Remembrances in Hilda's memory may be made to Doctors Without Borders or Save the Children charities.