Gertrud L. Nichols (nee Hoffman) of Willingboro passed away on Friday the 23rd of November at 9:03 AM. Gertrud was born in Ansbach, Germany and lived in Willingboro for the past 38 years. She loved to travel, cook, bake cookies and grow her flowers. She was the widow of John G. and is survived by her dear son John G and his loving wife Sharon of Derby, Kansas. Grandmother of John and Ian Nichols and great-grandmother of Sophia Rose. Mrs. Nichols is also survived by her sister Helga Baluschek, brothers Walter and Gerhard Hoffman and families in Germany, by her sisters in law Mary Palmquist and Lois Palmquist and their families. She is survived by her dear friends: Paula Proctor, Ingrid and Herman Kapferer, Helma Pertiller, Lena Coomer and also by many extended family members and friends in Germany and the United States.rnRelatives and friends are invited to join the Nichols family and share their fondest memories on Thursday, November 29 from 7-7:30 PM at the Sweeney Funeral Home, Riverside, where a memorial service will begin at 7:30 PM.rn –