LEWISTON — Barbara Emory Cott Nicolson, 92, of Farmington, passed peacefully Monday, Nov. 27, at Central Maine Medical Center, Lewiston.

She was born Oct. 14, 1925, in East Liberty, a neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pa., a daughter of Parker and Bertha Ann (Emory) Cott. She received her education in Pennsylvania schools and earned her BSN degree from the University of Pittsburgh where she had also studied for three years toward her PhD in rehabilitation counseling.

She was the first mental health therapist at Allegheny East Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center in Pittsburg. Among her myriad responsibilities, she worked closely with parents of handicapped children.

In 1993, following her retirement, she and her husband, Donald Alan Nicolson, whom she married Dec. 16, 1972, in Pittsburgh, Pa., retired to Maine. She became an active member of the Henderson Memorial Baptist Church, Farmington, where she served as a deacon and was a member of the church choir.

She is survived by her beloved husband, Donald, of Farmington. She is additionally survived by nieces, Barbara Carpenter, Marilyn Hesser and Susan Heaton, and many other nieces and nephews; and sister-in-law, Diane Cott, of Pennsylvania, and their three children, Carolyn, Mark and Susan.

She was predeceased by her twin brother, Robert Cott, MD; and her sisters, Elizabeth “Betty” Yeaw and Audrey Cott.

Her family invites you to share tributes and condolences on her memorial wall at www.wilesrc.com.