Nancy Artz Wolfensberger, 73, of Syracuse, NY, passed away Sunday, August 10, 2014, at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Born in Commiskey, IN, she lived in Syracuse from 1972, after residing for a number of years in Omaha, NE, and Toronto, Canada.
Nancy was devoted to her family, and loved to cook, entertain, travel, garden and sing in the All Saints Church gospel choir. She divided her time in recent years between Syracuse and her family farm in Commiskey, IN. For several years she served on the Board of Visitors of the Syracuse Developmental Center. She was predeceased in 2011 by her husband of 51 years, Wolf P. Wolfensberger.
She is survived by her daughters, Margaret (Tim) Sager of Philadelphia and Joan (Kurt) Lloyd of Chicago; son, Paul (Patrice) Wolfensberger of Knoxville, TN; grandchildren, Tate, Jennifer and Hadley Sager; as well as her sister, Betty (Gerald) Manning and her family.
Calling hours will be from 1 to 2 p.m. at All Saints Church, 1340 Lancaster Place, Syracuse, NY 13210, on Thursday, August 14, 2014, with the funeral service immediately following. She will be buried in Commiskey, IN, where another service will be held.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the University of Nebraska Foundation, for the Wolfensberger Collection at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (for information see http://unmc.libguides.com/Wolfensberger or contact John Schleicher at jschleicher@unmc.edu or 402-559-7094.)
The Wolfensberger family would like to express its heartfelt thanks to friends and family, and the staff on 3-2 at St. Joseph’s, who provided Nancy with such wonderful support.
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Date of Death: August 10, 2014