Born July 9, 1933, at home in Williamston, Michigan, the daughter of Wallace A. and Mabel I. (Foler) Johnson, passed away at the age of 88 on October 20, 2021, at Ingham County Medical Care Facility, Okemos, surrounded by her children. She graduated from Williamston High School in 1952, and married first husband Edwin Crandall on August 23, 1952, with whom she had four children. She was a secretary most of her career and retired from Capital Area Career Center in 1987. She then opened her own business, “The Living Room” Hypnosis Center. In 1992 Nancy moved to Montana where she married Timothy DeCorte on June 30, 1992 and continued her hypnosis business and part-time secretarial work. They later moved to Arizona, then Kentucky, and returned home to Michigan in 2009.
As a young girl, Nancy enjoyed life on the farm with her parents and older brother Wendell. She especially enjoyed helping her grandfather, Percy Foler, with his gladiola farm and selling them at the Lansing City Market. She liked having a vegetable garden and loved tending her beautiful flowers. She always loved her pets, and in childhood even had a pet skunk! Playing cards and board games with her family and friends was a favorite pastime. With Ed she belonged to a Euchre club for 32 years. She played Euchre and Go Fish until just recently! Casino trips were also great fun for her, as well as travelling and enjoying any mountains! Most of all she loved being with her family and was so proud of every one of them. She attended all the birthday and holiday celebrations she could. She was a wonderful cook, baker, and party planner. Her family and friends will always love her and miss her love and wisdom.
She was preceded in death by her parents, stepmother Erma Johnson, brother Wendell Johnson, sister-in-law Vanita (Johnson) Major, first husband Edwin Crandall, son Neil Crandall, and son-in-law David Gehringer.
Surviving are husband Timothy DeCorte; daughter Donna Gehringer, sons Larry Crandall and Steven (Carrie) Crandall; daughter-in-law Jean Crandall; grandchildren Jason Underwood, Angela (Justin Couturier) Curtin, Jeremy Barker, Melissa (Robert III) Carpenter, Jordan Crandall, Joshua (Nicole) Crandall, April (Henry) Williams, Crystal Crandall, Justin (Sara) Crandall, Amber Crandall, Natosha (James Harris) Crandall, Bailee Crandall, Logan Crandall and Parker Crandall; step-grandchildren Eric (Rebecca) Gehringer, Steven (Jessica) Gehringer and Gregory (Amy) Gehringer; 26 great-grandchildren; 7 step-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, October 29, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. with a one-hour visitation prior at Olivet Baptist Church, 5455 W. Willoughby Rd., Lansing. A luncheon will follow at the church.
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