of Chelsea, MI, formerly of Redwood, NY, Cheboygan, Dearborn, Dearborn Heights, Westland. Age 84, died Monday, March 16, 2015 at Chelsea Retirement Community. He was born March 11, 1931 in Redwood, New York, the son of Henry John Albert & Theresa Bertha Helen (Trapp) Cook. Nicholas graduated from Dearborn Fordson High School. He was in the US Army and stationed in Korea for 9 months. Nicholas retired from the Detroit Edison after 41 years. He was a longtime member of Atonement Lutheran Church in Dearborn. Nicholas belonged to the AMVETS, American Legion Post 31, and various clubs at the Detroit Edison. He enjoyed bowling, golfing, hunting, gardening, and the Detroit Lions.
On June 14, 1952, he married Gloria Maryann Gombkoto at Atonement Lutheran Church in Dearborn, and she survives. Other survivors include a son, Scott Nicholas (Bonnie) Cook of Chelsea; a daughter, Lisa Ann (Joan Smart) Cook of Provincetown, MA; a brother, Dale (Karen) Cook of Brooklyn; a sister, Floreine (late James) O'Brien of Jenson Beach, FL; a sister-in-law, Velma Gombkoto of Chelsea; two grandchildren, Ryan Nicholas (Monica) Cook and Ashley Cook; 3 great-grandchildren, Landry, Hudson and Portia Cook; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and in-laws.
A memorial service will be held at a later date. Burial will be at Glen Eden Memorial Park in Livonia. Memorial contributions may be made to American Legion Post 31 in Chelsea or the Salvation Army. Arrangements by Cole Funeral Chapel, Chelsea.