Nancy Bacon Gribble

Nancy Gribble, 86, born in Hollywood, California on August 26, 1928, passed away on January 9, 2015. She was an RN at Providence Hospital in CCU, ICU & IV Therapy retiring in 1995. She had many interests including gardening, canning, watching American Idol, baseball & football especially loving the grandchildren's games. She made hundreds of quilts for Binky Patrol and to local fire departments for children in need, also knitting hats for infants. She enjoyed traveling and especially liked to visit her sister in Calif. and Mariner spring training. She raised and bred Shetland Sheep Dogs most of her adult life. She is survived by her husband, Mert whom she met at Beverly Hills High School when she was only 16 and he was a senior. They moved to Marysville in 1967. She is also "Mom" to children, Kathy (Craig) Shepard, Denise Pearson, and Dale (Linda) Gribble; "Grama" to Kip, Allie, Sam and Kate; Abbie and Julia; Aaron, Leslie, Trevor and Spencer and "Great-Grama" to 21 ½; "Sister" to Merrilyn (Don) Lockerbie and "Aunt" to many nieces and nephews. She has left the family with a legacy of love enriching her life by being very involved with ours. For this and so much more we are forever blessed. Memorial donations can be made to Binky Patrol at 11707 46th Ave NE, Marysville 98271.