I am very sorry for your loss. I did not have the opportunity to make Nikki’s acquaintance, although we were cousins. I came across the information about her death in my genealogy. Nikki’s great-grandfather, Joseph Lubalin, and my great-grandmother, Anna Lubalin Silberman, were brother and sister.
I lost my mother about four years ago. One of the things that I learned is, those who live in our hearts and our memories live forever. May your memories of her shine as the pain of her loss fades.