Lisa Maria "Worm" Nicholls of Fernandina Beach, FL has gone home, leaving behind a circle of those who loved her.
Here is what mattered, in the years between the dates.
To raise a child is to give the world a future. Lisa did this with care.
Lisa Maria (Wormhoudt) Nicholls, 72, of Fernandina Beach, Florida, went to be with Our Lord on Saturday, April 25th, 2026. Born on October 8, 1953, in Ottumwa, Iowa to the late Dr. Herbert and Mrs. Hazel Wormhoudt. She was raised in Ottumwa, Iowa and graduated from Ottumwa High School in 1971. She enjoyed activities such as ballet, synchronized swimming, playing the flute in the high school band and riding her horse, Champ. Lisa achieved her Bachelor of Science degree in Child Development from Iowa State University, where she was a sister in the Delta Delta Delta sorority. She later went in to earn her Master's Degree. She dedicated her life to education and was a beloved teacher to many local children. She could rarely go out in public without someone saying, "Hi, Ms. Lisa!" Lisa loved animals, searching for shark's teeth on the beach and spending time with her grandchildren. She also enjoyed reuniting with her Tri-Delta sisters for "Girls Trips". Lisa was an amazing sister, wife, mother and friend. Lisa leaves behind her husband of 20 years, Leon Nicholls, of Fernandina Beach; a brother James F. Wormhoudt (Debbie) of Fernandina Beach; children Kari Nickel of Fernandina Beach, Jennifer (Nickel) Goede (William) of Mascoutah, Illinois, John Nickel (Courtney) of Wittman, Arizona, Christopher Nicholls (Alex) of Nova Scotia, Canada and Lisa (Nicholls) Howe (John) of Birmingham, England; her grandchildren Tollieve Schaller of Scottsdale, Arizona, Abigail and Benjamin Goede of Mascoutah, Illinois and Max and Ella Howe of Birmingham, England; a niece Whitney (Hastings) Sadberry (Matt) of Fernandina Beach and Justin Hastings (Melissa) of Plantation, Florida. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am on Friday, May 1, 2026 in the Burgess Chapel of Oxley-Heard Funeral Directors, located at 1305 Atlantic Avenue in Fernandina Beach, Florida. The family will receive friends from 10:00am until the hour of service at Oxley-Heard at 11:00am Lisa will be laid to rest in Bosque-Bello Cemetery in Fernandina Beach, Florida following the service. We are grateful for the outpouring of love and support. Let us remember Lisa with smiles and celebrate the impact she had on our lives. Though we mourn her loss, her love will forever guide us.
Oxley-Heard Funeral Directors has been entrusted with the arrangements.
