Nancy Louise Wheaton, 92, peacefully passed away Thursday, January 18, 2018. She was born to Rolla William Wheaton Sr. and Edna May (Lyon) Wheaton on December 5, 1925 in Newark, New Jersey.
She is survived by her children Robert William (“Chip”) Wheaton Jr. and wife Dianne of Clarks Summit, PA and Patricia Ann Sizemore and husband Ron of Wilmington, NC; grandchildren Sara M. Sizemore and husband Ivan Yermolenko and Robert K. Sizemore. She was predeceased by her husband Robert William Wheaton Sr., and brothers Rolla William Wheaton Jr. and Raymond Halsey Wheaton.
Nancy attended Temple University Ambler School of Horticulture in Pennsylvania. She was very active at First Presbyterian Church in Clarks Summit, PA and in every Presbyterian church she attended. She managed the Thursday West Shore Meals on Wheels for years while living in Camp Hill, PA. She was an avid gardener and bird watcher and passed that love onto her children. She was loved by all she met.
Private services will be held in Pennsylvania at a later date.
Contributions in her memory may be made to West Shore Meals on Wheels, 101 N. 23rd Street, Camp Hill, PA 17011 or the National Cued Speech Association (website “GiveDirect”) to the Deaf Children’s Literacy Project or check to NCSA (earmark “Deaf Children’s Literacy Project”), 3603 Quentin Road, Brooklyn, NY 11234.
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