FORT FAIRFIELD –
Nita J. Nickerson, 62, wife of Steven J. Nickerson, died Dec. 29, 2004, in Fort Fairfield, Maine. She was born Sept. 12, 1942, at Upper Kent, N.B., the daughter of Earlon and Frances (Cox) Wortman. Nita’s family moved to Fort Fairfield when she was four years old and Nita attended local schools and was a graduate of the Fort Fairfield High School Class of 1961. She was married to Steven J. Nickerson on Nov. 20, 1971, and had been employed for 28 years by SAD No. 20, Fort Fairfield, in the hot lunch program. She was a member of the Fort Fairfield Alumni Association and attended the Celebration Center of Fort Fairfield.
She was predeceased by her parents, and is survived by her husband of 33 years, Steven J. Nickerson of Fort Fairfield; one son, Scott Doughty and his wife, Denise, of Presque Isle; three daughters, Sandra Oakes and her husband, James, Sheri L. Doughty, all of Fort Fairfield, Stephanie J. Nickerson Violette of Bangor; two brothers, Charles Wortman and his wife, Linda, of Swisher, Iowa, Brian Wortman and his wife, Donna of Beechwood, N.B., Canada; two sisters, Gail Roach Rowe of Bangor, Pamela Newcomb and her husband, Peter, of Fort Fairfield; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild; several nieces and nephews.Interment will take place at the Union Cemetery, Fort Fairfield, Maine.
— Bangor, Maine Daily News, 31 Dec 2004.