John Nickl passed away on April 27, 2018 at the age of 85. He was born in Diosbereny, Hungary (100 miles outside of Budapest) on February 4, 1933. John & his wife Ann Nickl fled Hungary in 1956 during the Hungarian Revolution and immigrated to the US to pursue the American dream. They resided in Chicago until 1999 and moved to Temecula, CA to be closer to their two sons who live in Palos Verdes Estates & Redondo Beach. John is survived by his two sisters in Hungary, sons John Nickl, Tom Nickl & his wife Tracy Nickl, grandchildren, Lauren Nickl, Alexis Nickl and Julia Nickl. A memorial service will be held at 11:30 AM on Saturday May 19, 2018 at the Green Hills Memorial Chapel followed by interment.