Nancy Marie Churchill Lowell

The vivacious, spirited, joyful, sometimes eccentric and very much loved Nancy Marie Churchill Lowell passed away on March 10, 2020 at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, Washington. Nancy was born on February 2, 1947 in Longview, Washington and grew up along the beautiful Columbia River in St.Helens, Oregon. Nancy cherished being on or near the water, either on a boat or near the ocean. She was fun loving and bright making everyone smile who knew her. Nancy graduated from St. Helens Senior High School as Valedictorian of her class of 1965. She attended Oregon State University undergraduate, and then to nursing school at the University of Oregon. Then getting married, having two kids and living in Okinawa, Japan and Walnut Creek, California, all put her on a new path. Her first marriage to John Churchill found her settling in Edmonds, Washington for 2 decades, where her kids grew up, and then her second marriage to Les Lowell found her way to Ebey Island in Everett and living on and around a tug boat on the Union "Steamboat" Slough the next 2 decades, where she loved. She went back to school at the University of Washington in the early 1980s and finished her degree in Dietetics. This brought her to Providence Regional Medical Center Everett, where she worked for 37 years up to the present, and where she lived her last breath. She was very passionate at what she did and proud to call herself a Registered Dietitian & Certified Diabetes Educator, helping thousands of people over the years. Anyone who knew Nancy well will miss her love for Japanese food, and her obsession with putting ice in her white wine.

Nancy is survived by two children, who she was lovingly devoted to, Scott Churchill (spouse Noel Caraig) and Lisa Travis (spouse Perry Travis). She has four grandsons Jordan, Caleb, Joshua and Nathan who were her pride and joy. She also is survived by her sister Karen Cox (spouse Rob Cox). Nancy was preceded in death by her loving sister Julie Howell along with her father Kenneth Preston Howell Jr. and mother Muriel Edna Foster. In lieu of flowers please consider donating to her passion of Diabetes Education or to help find a Cure for Stomach Cancer.

NANCY'S MEMORIAL

Day: Sunday, August 9th

Time: 2pm

Place: Nancy’s house – 1202 55th Ave SE, Everett, WA 98201

Bring:

• Don’t bring – Due to Covid-19 bring NO food or beverages to share.

• Do bring – Masks are mandatory, as is social distancing.

• Do bring – A story or thoughts on paper about her that you can read if you choose but will leave in a box for Scott and Lisa to cherish as they forever remember their Mom.

• Do bring – flowers, potted or in a vase, if you like, so we can liven up the deck for the day!

Outside: The Memorial will all be outside so please dress accordingly (hopefully sunscreen & sunglasses & hats, not jackets). This is also casual as Nancy would have liked.