Nancy L. Lammering

With the Christmas Season fast approaching I am reminded there will be an empty seat at the table and the best gingerbread house making judge will not be with us to render the verdict. Aunt Nan was born on April 11, 1929, the youngest daughter of John R. and Mabel Snyder Lammering and the first in the family to be born in a hospital. Aunt Nan graduated from Keokuk High School and went to work at Northwestern Bell as a telephone operator and at the time of retirement Aunt Nan was a supervisor. After retirement Aunt Nan worked for the Keokuk Area Hospital as a switch board operator and at Walmart in Keokuk as a sales clerk. Aunt Nan's outgoing personality and perpetual smile were a blessing to all who came into contact with her. Aunt Nan was a faithful member of the Emmanuel United Methodist Church, Keokuk, Iowa, and was an active member of the Mary Larson Circle. Aunt Nan passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 14, 2019, at the Montrose Health Care Center in Montrose, Iowa, with beloved family by her side. Aunt Nan was preceded in death by her parents, John R. and Mable Snyder Lammering; three sisters Jean Naylor, Erna Heule and Marjorie Roberts; two brothers Samuel Lammering in infancy and Jack Lammering. Aunt Nan is survived by one sister-in-law and numerous nieces and nephews. Aunt Nan loved family, animals and life and a celebration of Aunt Nan's life will be determined at a later date due to the COVID-19 situation. When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure.