Nickanora "Nickie" Smith
June 16, 1941 — June 6, 2016
Nickanora “Nickie” Mallea Smith, 74, passed away on June 6, 2016 in Logan, Utah. She was born on June 16, 1941 to Jose B. and Josephine Marie Mallea. She married Gene Smith, they were later divorced.
Nickie grew up in Shoshone, Idaho and graduated from Shoshone High School in 1959. After she married, she moved to Garland, Utah where she raised her family. She then moved to Tremonton, Utah.
Nickie worked as a Nurse’s aide at the Bear River Valley Care Center and an activity aide at Lifecare Center in Boise, Idaho
She loved sewing and crocheting. She donated many hand crafted items to the Bear River Valley Hospital, Care Center and other charities. She always had a quilting project in the works.
Nickie was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
She is survived by her children: Vikki (Darren) Tingey, Tammy Smith Blanthorn, and Brian (Heather) Smith; brothers: Joe (June) Mallea, Louis Mallea, and Dick Mallea; nine grandchildren; twenty great grandchildren (with one more on the way); many nieces and nephews.
Nickie was preceded in death by her parents; son, Michael E. Smith; sisters, Leonora Mallea, Jody Amburgy, and Carol Kewish; and sister-in-law Loretta Mallea.
Funeral services for Nickie will be held on Thursday, June 9, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. Viewings will be held on Wednesday evening, June 8, 2016 from 6-8 p.m. and prior to the funeral on Thursday morning from 11:30- 12:30 p.m. All services will be held at the Tremonton South Stake Center (1150 S. Tremont St.).
The family wishes to express their sincere thanks to the staff of Sunshine Terrace Care Center in Logan, Utah for the love and care they gave Nickie in her final years.