Born in Norwood, Nancy was a devoted, loving wife and mother. She was raised in Mansfield and summered in Winnisquam, New Hampshire in her youth. She attended Bay Path Junior College. She loved to cook, enjoyed hosting all family holidays, and coaching her daughter’s cheerleading team.
In addition to her husband, she was the loving mother of Sarah Eileen Karol and husband Matthew of Fairhaven, John “Jack” Clifford Griffin of Sandwich. Daughter of Dorette T. (Butler) Pearl of Winnisquam, NH, and the late Clifford F. Pearl, Jr. Stepmother of Shane M. Faherty of East Boston, Riley P. and Jack R. Faherty of Sandwich. Sister to Kathleen P. McCloud and fiancé Thomas William Burke of Mansfield. Aunt to Ryan Patrick, Justin Andrew, and Megan Kathleen McCloud, all of Mansfield.
A visitation with the family will be held on Monday, March 12, from 5:00pm-8:00pm in the Nickerson-Bourne Funeral Home located at 154 Route 6A in Sandwich.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, March 14, at 11:00am in the Corpus Christi Catholic Church located at 324 Quaker Meetinghouse Road, Sandwich.
Nancy will be laid to rest in the Governor Winslow Cemetery, Winslow Cemetery Road, in Marshfield immediately following Mass.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Nancy’s honor to:
FRAXA Research Foundation, 10 Prince Place, Suite 203, Newburyport, MA 01950
