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Born: February 22, 1953.
Deceased: June 27, 2022, from complications from Alzheimer's disease.
After graduating from AHS, Nancy moved to California, where she worked for a time as a registered nurse. She is survived by three daughters (Becky, Annika, and Genevieve) and one son (Alex), by several beloved grandchildren, and by her former husband, Nevil James. Genevieve cared for Nancy during her final illness, as Nancy had cared for her mother, Ann, under similar circumstances.
A memorial service for Nancy will be held on July 30, 2022, at Grace Pointe Church, 14210 US 30, Plainfield, Illinois 60544.
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Judy Owen
I met Nancy in 5th grade and we became close friends for life. She was a military brat, so they moved back and forth to and from Hawaii and California, and Virginia. We stayed in touch by letter and pictures the whole time. She loved animals and had cats, dogs, horses, rabbits (I think), and other weird things in Hawaii. After graduation she moved back to California, then got married - twice. I would fly out since I worked for the airlines to visit. We were bad. Got thrown out of Busch Gardens...went to Tijuanna Mexico...drove around in her sister's convertiable Mustang and smoked cigarettes...went to San Francisco....DisneyLand...wine country(I think)...a lot was a blurr. I remember many times getting on the plane to come home still in a fog. As we got older, we still visited bringing our husbands' and not being as wild. Later we talked about God, and Jesus, and she was really big in helping me on my journey. After I left the airlines I didn't get to fly out anymore, but we stayed in touch by phone for years. After her own mother's death, Nancy moved to Illinois with her youngest daughter and family. As her disease progressed and she would shake so badly in her voice, I began to write letters, and cards and send pictures, just like when we were pen pals. Her daughter said she would read them over and over. Nancy always remembered the past and knew who I was when I called. Genevieve, her youngest daughter, would translate on speaker phone since I couldn't understand all her words. We both would end up tearful and say how much we loved each other, and couldn't say goodbye, so it was "later". Again my friend, "later" .
Rebecca Berry
I was so sad to hear about Nancy's untimely death. We were friends in high school and I always loved her free spirit, her slightly mischievous nature, and a great sense of humor. We lost touch after high school, but I have some very fond memories of her.