Carol Edna Nichols was born on November 24, 1957 in Culbertson Montana at the Roosevelt County Hospital. She passed away on August 2, 2026 in Missoula, Montana.

She attended Culbertson elementary school and high school and graduated in 1976. Later in life, she was the Theater Director at the school. After high school she joined the National Guard and served alongside her dad for several years. She attended Northern Montana College in Havre, Montana, and received a degree in business.

After college, she returned to Culbertson to work for the ASCS office and eventually transferred to Bozeman and Great Falls. She retired from the USDA office in 2019. She had a prestigious 30 year career working for the government creating bonds with all she met. When she retired, she moved to Apache Junction, Arizona, and became a snowbird traveling between Apache Junction and Great Falls.

In 1984, Carole became a mother and found her true calling in life. Her and her daughter, Elly, were two peas in a pod. In 2008 she became a grandmother - “Maamma”. She and her grandson, Aldon, traveled and saw the world together. They had a very special bond – he was her favorite person in this world!

Carole was a wonderful mother and grandmother - kind, loving, free spirit, life of the party person who would take anyone under her wing and help them through any crisis they might have. She loved to travel and made friends everywhere she went.

She was loved by many and will be missed.

She is survived by her daughter, Elizabeth (Elly) Nichols, her grandson Aldon Nichols, granddaughters Arayah and Brynlee Kenmir, brother Harvey Nichols (Bonnie) of Billings, Montana, sisters Cathy Beyer of Apache Junction, Arizona, Anita Podgurski of Missoula, Montana, and Vickie Roller as well as many nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews. She was proceeded in death by her parents, Aldon and Thelma Nichols, and her sister Judy Nichols.