Jon L. Nicolet Sr., 81, of Wichita Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. He was born on July 6, 1942, in Newton Kansas. Jon graduated from Wichita West High in 1960. Later joining the US Navy in September 1960, earning the rank of SN, then later honorably discharged in 1962. On June 27, 1964, Jon married his loving wife Virginia Newman at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church.
For many years, Jon served as a warehouse manager at Business Systems Inc. His passions included fishing, hunting, and unwinding at his lake house in Toronto, KS. Additionally, he dedicated himself to youth development as a Cub Scout, Weblo, and Boy Scout leader. Jon remained actively involved in his community as a proud member of the American Legion Voiture 58 and the Freemasons of Kansas.
Jon is preceded in death by his parents Gladys Teegarden and Roy Keimig, loving wife, sister Judy Jessup, and grandson Jon Nicolet III. He is survived by his daughter Stephanie (Jerome) Stockemer, sons Jon (Anna) Nicolet Jr, and David Nicolet, grandchildren Joshua (Kandi) Nicolet, Jacob Nicolet, Nicole (Tanner) Nicolet, Ryan (Beth) Latta, Drew (Kayla) Latta, and Justin (Jessica) Latta, great-grandchildren Remington Latta, Grayson Latta, Theodore Latta. Delilah Latta, Daisy Latta, Jensen Latta, and Collins Latta, siblings Marty Keimig, and Janet Nanny Wright, and numerous nieces and nephews.
A celebration of life for Jon will be held Monday, April 15, 2024, at 10:30 AM at Devorss Flanagan-Hunt Mortuary, 201 South Hydraulic, Wichita, KS 67211. Following the celebration of life will be a burial at White Chapel Cemetery, 1806 N. Oliver St., Wichita, KS 67208.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks for memorial donations to be made to the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice located at 313 S. Market St., Wichita, KS 67202, or you can donate online at https://www.hynesmemorial.org.
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