Nancy Swenson Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Nancy Lee Swenson, 72, of Berlin passed away at her home on August 24, 2021. Nancy was born in Bridgeport, CT on December 7, 1948, one of three daughters to the late Harold E. and Ruth M. (Swenson) Leibold. She graduated from Joel Barlow High School in Redding, CT in 1966 and from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in 1970. She served as a VISTA volunteer (Volunteers in Service to America) from 1970 – 1972 in Madawaska, ME where she worked with Acadian Crafts Association, and established a local housing authority to initiate low-income housing in the area. Nancy returned to school in 1981 at Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing in Milwaukee, WI. She graduated in 1985 and practiced as a Registered Nurse for the next 25 years. Throughout her career she worked in long-term care, family practice, camp nurse. She spent the last 8 of those years as a med-surg nurse at Berlin Memorial Hospital. Nancy married Orin Gelhar in May 1987. They divorced in 1997. Nancy is survived by her sister, Barbara (Thomas) Anderson of Brookfield, CT; nieces, Ruth Thompson Mann of Petaluma, CA, and Jennifer (Chris) Throwe of Burlington, CT; nephews, Henry Thompson of Plantsville, CT and Chad (Michelle) Anderson of Darien, CT; as well as grandnieces, Lindsey and Samantha Throwe; grandnephews, William and James Mann, Cole and Grant Anderson. Nancy was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Ruth Ann Swenson Thompson; her brother-in-law, Denis C. Thompson; and many beloved pets. At Nancy’s request, there were no visitation hours or funeral services. Her final resting place is in Berlin, WI. She will be missed.

Nancy Swenson

December 7, 1948 - August 24, 2021