- Date Of Birth: September 5, 1916
- Date Of Death: March 8, 2014
- State: Indiana
Dortha Volain Niccum, 97, of Elkhart, passed away from natural causes at Center for Hospice Care in Elkhart at 11:43 a.m. March 8.
She was born Sept. 5, 1916, in Elkhart to the late Charles A. and Dora M. (Wolfe) Gilbert.
She later married George V. Niccum on June 20, 1936, in Elkhart, where he died in 1992.
She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Arthur and Kenneth Gilbert.
Surviving are her son, Wayne V. Niccum of Elkhart; her daughter, Kathleen R. Batti of Franklin; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Dortha was a homemaker and a longtime member of Beulah Missionary Church. She enjoyed needlepoint and sewing, but her best times were spent with her family and grandchildren. She was also an avid Notre Dame football fan.
