Nancy was born in Winthrop and grew up in Revere. She later moved to Randolph after marrying the love of her life, the late Seymour E. Schiff. Together they raised their three children. Nancy was a devoted mother and leaves behind Lori Wolanski and husband John, Gary Schiff, and Debra Fisher and husband Chris.
She was also the very proud grandmother of six grandchildren, Lisa Karageorgis and husband Danny, Joseph Wolanski, Jessica Schiff, Johnathan Schiff, Rebecca Fisher, and Rachel Fisher and the loving great-grandmother of Theodore “Theo” Karageorgis.
Nancy was the dear sister of the late Leonard Werner and is survived by Jerome Werner and his wife Roberta.
Nancy was born to Samuel and Sylvia (Brooks) Werner in November of 1929 and attended Bergen Junior College in New Jersey. When her children were grown, she worked for over 25 years in the accounting department of the home office of the Casual Male company in Canton. Throughout her years in Randolph, Nancy was active at Temple Beth Am B’nai Brith and the Sisterhood.
She enjoyed knitting and always found joy in giving to others and cooking for those she loved.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, November 29 at 1:00 PM at Stanetsky Memorial Chapel, 475 Washington Street, Canton, MA. Interment to follow at Sharon Memorial Park. Expressions of sympathy in her memory may be donated to Carriage Hill Assisted Living, 306 Knox Marsh Road, Madbury, NH 03823, where she most recently resided.
