Long time Newcastle, Wyoming area rancher, Helen Patricia Hansen Nicolls, age 92, passed away September 6, 2025, at her ranch home surrounded by her family.
Helen was born August 19, 1933 at Pedro, Wyoming, west of Newcastle, to Carl and Ella Toth Hansen.
Helen attended school in Newcastle and graduated from Newcastle High School. She married Corbin Nicolls, from Pringle, SD, on February 15, 1953, at the Methodist Church in Newcastle. They were married for 64 years before his passing.
Helen is survived by her children, Stanley (Linda) Nicolls, Sam (Tracey) Nicolls, Merle Nicolls, Karen Dowdy; sister, Shirley Hansen Borgialli, Jack (Betty) Hansen, and sister-in-law Barb Hansen, nine grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild, many nieces and nephews.
Helen is preceded in death by her twin infants Harland and Marvin Nicolls, her parents Carl and Ella Hansen, husband Corbin Nicolls, granddaughter Amanda Nicolls, infant grandson Kyle Dowdy, three brothers and two sisters.
Services for Helen will be held Saturday, September 13, 2025 at the First United Methodist Church in Newcastle, Wyoming at 10:00 a.m. with a lunch and time of fellowship to follow.