Carole Florence Nichols Obituary

We announce the death of Carole Florence Nichols in Grand Rapids, Michigan, who passed away on August 5, 2026, at the age of 92. Carole will be remembered by family members, friends, and others whose lives were connected in meaningful ways. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Carole Florence Nichols to pay them a last tribute.

She was predeceased by: her parents, John Francis Nichols and Mary Florence Kelly; and her siblings, Jayne Pietsch (Lysle) and John Francis Nichols (Jack). She is survived by: her cousin Phyllis Baber; her children, Steven Michael Ayres (Lesley Aine McKeown), Diane Marie Ayres-Cochran (Weyman), Karen Ann Ayres and Mendy Ann Morgan (Becky); her grandchildren, Carl Theodore Stovall III, Farris Carlen Weinberg, Kellie Ann Styskal (Brandon), Ethan Richard Reed and Morgan Leigh Reed; and her great grandchildren, Justin Carlen Weinberg, Jonathan Isaiah Tucker-Stovall, Trey Dominic Ray Styskal and Ava Raelynn Styskal. She is also survived by the many friends in her theatre family.

As remembrance the family encourages donation to the American Red Cross.