Nancy Kathleen Peterson, 72, passed away unexpectedly on January 21, 2015. Born in Cambridge, Ohio on August 13, 1942, the daughter of Myron and Ismay Davis, Nancy graduated from Cambridge High School and Kent State University. Nancy taught 1st, 2nd & 4th graders at Frazeysburg Elementary School then met her husband Duane in Akron, Ohio while teaching 2nd graders at Lockwood Elementary in Coventry Township. After raising her children, she returned to teaching at Hobbits' Pre-School in Richfield, Ohio. Nancy loved the water and spent her later years boating with her husband and children on Salt Fork and Portage Lakes. Nancy is preceded in death by her parents Myron and Ismay Davis and her son Christopher Peterson. Nancy is survived by her husband of 49 years, Duane; son, Timothy of Portage Lakes, Ohio; daughter Kimberly McGrew (Eric) of Akron, Ohio; brother, John Davis (Cathy) of Columbus, Ohio; brother-in-law Robert Peterson (Sherry) of Oconto Falls, Wisconsin; sister-in-law Verna Peterson of Oconto Falls, Wisconsin, and nephews Matthew, Mark, Luke and John Nicholas Davis. A memorial service will be held at Faith Lutheran Church on Saturday, February 14, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Jean M. Hansen officiating. A time of gathering and remembrance will follow immediately in the church's Fellowship Hall. Memorial contributions may be made in Nancy's honor to: Faith Lutheran Church, 2726 West Market Street, Akron, Ohio 44333.

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