Michael Nickell
April 5, 1988 – May 23, 2025
Michael Eric Nickell, 37, of Sweet Home, passed away May 23, 2025.
He was born April 5, 1988 in Albany to Eric LeRoy and Sonya Elaine (Lovely) Nickell.
Michael lived most of his life in Sweet Home. He lived in Molalla and Lebanon for short times, but returned and settled in Sweet Home. He worked at Thriftway in Molalla and then Lebanon Walmart.
He also built sluice boxes and sold them for gold mining.
Michael loved to tinker with anything he could fix or build. He liked to help others. He worked on cars and computers. He was good at the electronic side of cars. Michael was creative and talented in many areas.
Michael is survived by his daughter, Abigail Davis of Brownsville; parents Eric Nickell of Eugene and Sonya Badgley (Stan) of Adair Village; and siblings Nicole Cole (Jacob) of Brownsville, Jeffrey Brennan Jr. of Corvallis and Amanda Boles (Chris) of Fresno, Calif.
A graveside service will be at 3 p.m. Friday, May 30, at Gilliland Cemetery.
Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.