She is survived by her daughter, Kathy Joy, son in law John, grandsons Andrew and Jason, granddaughter Ally, and Daughter in Law Vanessa Yates.
Nancy was pre-deceased by her son Larry in 2013, and her husband Claude in 2017.
During her adolescence, Nancy learned to shoot rifles and became quite an accomplished marksman. She won awards and medals over the years for these achievements.
Nancy attended Occidental College then Stanford University where she received a master’s degree in Social Work. Nancy was a Supervisor in Social Welfare and lived and worked in Los Angeles for many years.
During World War II, Nancy was a member of WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service; a unit of the U.S. Naval Reserve). This was one of her greatest accomplishments and proudest time of her life. She was honorably discharged as Specialist, QM2, in 1946.
Nancy and Claude married in 1956 and settled in Chula Vista, CA in 1962. They raised two children and were very involved in activities of Boy and Girl Scouts, church, sporting and music events, and family travels. Nancy relocated to Morgan Hill, Ca. in 2017 and happily resided in an Assisted Living Community, making new friends and enjoying time with her family.
Nancy comes from a long line of faithful and God loving family members. Her Scottish (Moffett) cousins were doctors, pastors, and/or missionaries. She was very proud of this legacy and the work that was accomplished around the world but specifically in South Korea.
Her hobbies included sewing, camping, (She made several trips to Yosemite as a young girl), traveling, and Genealogy. She spent years researching and documenting her family’s history. She was an active member of the Daughters of the American Revolution for many years as well as the League of Women Voters.
Anyone that knew Nancy knew her favorite thing, after God and her family, was Chocolate. She would always enjoy it at any opportunity.
Nancy celebrated her 98th birthday recently and was happily surrounded by her family, especially her beloved grandchildren, of whom she was so very proud.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Nancy’s name to the Linares chapter of NSDAR, the American Red Cross, Boy and/or Girl Scouts of America (San Diego).
I am bound for the promised land, no chilling winds nor poisonous breath can reach that healthful shore. Sickness, sorrow, pain and death are felt and feared no more.
“Get me a Hershey Bar”
Sept 14, 1921-Sept 17, 2019
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