NANCY L. BERGQUIST, On Monday, May 10, 1999 Nancy Lee Bergquist, 63, passed away quietly at her home in Williamsport after a brave battle with cancer. Born in Canton, April 20th, 1936, she was a daughter of Daniel Nels Bergquist and Bernice (Phinney) Bergquist. She was a woman who devoted her life to helping others, as was evident in her calling to the nursing profession. At the age of 16 she worked as a nurse's aide, saving her money to put herself through nursing school. After graduation from Canton High School in 1955 she entered nursing school and two years later embarked on her career as a registered nurse. Over the years she worked for the Red Cross in Syracuse, Troy Hospital and the former Blossburg Hospital. She was later employed by a nursing home in Herkimer, NY until her health failed in 1996. Surviving and brothers Daniel A. (Sue) Bergquist, Horseheads, NY, William J. (Claudia) Bergquist, Florida; sisters, Ruth E. (William) Ward, Rochester, NY; Doris I. (Raymond) Koehler, Rochester; Mary Lou (Scott) Wheeler, Canton; Evangeline (George) Card, Williamsport. Special friend Leora Wilcox; numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held May 15 at the Morse and Kleese Funeral Home, 40 N. Center St., Canton. Interment was in Windfall Cemetery. –Canton Independent Sentinel.
NANCY L. BERGQUIST, On Monday, May 10, 1999 Nancy Lee Bergquist, 63, passed away quietly at her home in Williamsport after a brave battle with cancer. Born in Canton, April 20th, 1936, she was a daughter of Daniel Nels Bergquist and Bernice (Phinney) Bergquist. She was a woman who devoted her life to helping others, as was evident in her calling to the nursing profession. At the age of 16 she worked as a nurse's aide, saving her money to put herself through nursing school. After graduation from Canton High School in 1955 she entered nursing school and two years later embarked on her career as a registered nurse. Over the years she worked for the Red Cross in Syracuse, Troy Hospital and the former Blossburg Hospital. She was later employed by a nursing home in Herkimer, NY until her health failed in 1996. Surviving and brothers Daniel A. (Sue) Bergquist, Horseheads, NY, William J. (Claudia) Bergquist, Florida; sisters, Ruth E. (William) Ward, Rochester, NY; Doris I. (Raymond) Koehler, Rochester; Mary Lou (Scott) Wheeler, Canton; Evangeline (George) Card, Williamsport. Special friend Leora Wilcox; numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held May 15 at the Morse and Kleese Funeral Home, 40 N. Center St., Canton. Interment was in Windfall Cemetery. –Canton Independent Sentinel.
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