Stephen John Nicholson

Stephen John Nicholson, 68, of Denver, Iowa, died Saturday, February 23, 2019, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo, Iowa. Stephen was born April 5, 1950 in Cedar Falls, the son of John & Marita (Reiff) Nicholson. He married Paula (Hutchinson) Brooks on May 22, 1999 in Denver, Iowa. Stephen was previously married to Pamela White and Kathryn Deeds. He was an Independent Distributor for Little Debbie for 28 years retiring in 2015.

Survivors include his wife, Paula Nicholson of Denver; one son, Tim (Missy) Nicholson of Waterloo; two daughters, Lisa (Jeff) Randall of Osage Beach, Missouri and Tracie (Brian Pesek) Nicholson of Nixa, Missouri; one stepson Ryan Brooks of Waterloo; two stepdaughters, Dena Brooks and Sara Brooks both of Waterloo; nine grandchildren, four great grandchildren; one brother, Tom (Tammy) Nicholson of Cedar Falls; one sister, Charita Nicholson of Waterloo and a sister-in-law, Esther Nicholson of Arizona.

Stephen was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Connie Busse and one brother, David Nicholson.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 1, 2019 at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Waterloo with inurnment at Greenwood Cemetery in Cedar Falls at a later date. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof funeral home, followed by a Prayer Service at 7:00 p.m. Visitation will also be one hour prior to service time at the church. Memorials may be directed to Hartman Reserve Nature Center, 657 Reserve Drive, Cedar Falls, Iowa 50613. Online condolences may be left at www.DahlFuneralHome.com.