She was born on March 24th, 1936 in Fremont to Donald and Evelyn (Baltz) Brainard. She attended grade school in Valparaiso, NE and graduated from High School in Fremont.
Nancy was a resident council member at Dunklau Gardens. She lived the last 15 years of her life at Dunklau Gardens, where she was the longest tenured resident. She enjoyed a good game of Bingo, Dairy Queen strawberry sundaes, and cheering on the Husker Football and Volleyball teams.
Her other interests included her love of animals, bird watching and assembling jig-saw puzzles. There wasn't a puzzle she wouldn't tackle and her favorites were often displayed in her room as wall art.
Nancy will be remembered as a kind, gentle soul who was always thinking of others.
She is survived by her brother, Marvin D. (Deloris) Brainard of Fremont, niece, Kristine (Tim) Gemar of Lincoln, great-nephew, Sam (Chelsi) Gemar of Omaha, and great-niece, Nicole Gemar of Lincoln along with her many friends from Dunklau Gardens.
She is preceded in death by her parents, aunt, Irene Baltz, & nephew Michael D. Brainard.
The Memorial Service will be at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 1st, 2018 at the Ludvigsen Mortuary Chapel in Fremont, NE. After a light snack, burial will be in the Platteville cemetery south of Fremont. Memorials are suggested to the Dunklau Gardens Activity Fund.
Online guestbook at www.Ludvigsenmortuary.com
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Sara C. Abington
Fremont, NE Wednesday, November 28, 2018 Nancy was such a bright light a Dunklau Gardens. It was a true pleasure to take care of such a wonderful lady for the whole time she was there. She was always in a positive mood even when she had "bad" days. I loved visiting to her about her life. We shared many of stories over the years She was my friend and I will miss her dearly.Marv & family,
Thank you for sharing her with us for 15 years. I always turn to these words when a loved one passes:
"Say not in grief that she is no more but say in thankfulness that she was . A death is not the extinguishing of a light, but the putting out of the lamp because the dawn has come"